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THE ANCIENT CHURCH THE CHURCH TODAY
AND SAINT MICHAEL ARCHANGEL

The church of St. Michael the Archangel, is located on the hill of Madonnella, in the charming town of Sant'Angelo Ischia and was built in 1850. The Church has a very simple structure and is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel and Our Lady of the Assumption.

At one time the church was located near the top of the islet of St. Angelo, but following the bombing of the English. The cult of St. Michael, moved to the village where there was the church of "Santa Maria to Earth," on which the family calosirto, which included San Giovangiuseppe Cross enjoyed the right of patronage since 1777. Here from the tower, was carried a wooden statue of St. Michael. Around 1850 the cemetery was later built adjacent to the new and current parish church.

The September 29 is celebrated the feast of the Holy Archangels and in this regard in Sant'Angelo of Ischia is expressed in a much heard the Feast of St. Michael. And a festival that usually takes 29 and 30 September and includes a procession by land to the streets of the country by sea and a procession that starts from the port of Sant'Angelo.

Sacred ScriptureMichael called. He was already regarded by Jews as the prince of angels, protector of the chosen people, a powerful symbol of divine assistance in relation to Israel.