San Michele Arcangelo, Trecasali

San Michele Arcangelo or St Michael Archangel is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic parish church in Trecasali, Province of Parma, Italy.

A church at the site is documented since the 13th, century, however, the present structure was built 1740–1766. The interior has frescoes by Paolo Ferrari depicting: St Michael defeats the Demons, the Story of Moses, the Story of St Michael, The Four Evangelists, and St Peter in Glory within stucco decoration by Fortunato Rusca.[1]

The main altarpiece depicts St Michael defeating the Devil (1768), by Gaetano Callani, a copy of a Raphael's St. Michael Vanquishing Satan found in the Louvre museum. The frame of the altarpiece was created by Ignazio Marchetti.[2]

References
  1. Province of Parma Tourism Office, entry on church.
  2. Comune of Trecasali, entry on church.

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