The church of St Michael Archangel has a long history and it seems that it was part of the first fortress of Sant'Angelo Romano. According to tradition, it was Pope Eugene III, a cultured pope of monastic origin, who inaugurated this church after the year one thousand.
The church is raised above street level and is accessed via two side stairways. The facade is in simple plaster and ends with a gabled roof. The bell tower was built in 1677 by the bishop of Tivoli.
The interior has three naves and the central one ends with an altar area under a cross vault and is framed by a 16th century fresco. Above the entrance there is a choir loft.
The church was used as a burial place before Napoleon's cemetery reform.
It was used by the Garibaldians as their headquarters and lodgings before the fall of Rome.
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