San Michele di Pagana church, Medieval church in San Michele di Pagana, Italy

The church of San Michele Arcangelo stands at Via Prelo 1 in the San Michele di Pagana hamlet of Rapallo. Inside is a single nave with the main altar, above which hangs a wooden crucifix by Anton Maria Maragliano. The interior also holds two 15th-century Flemish panels and canvases of the 16th and 17th centuries, among them a Van Dyck Crucifixion with Saints Francis and Bernard and Francesco Orero.

A plaque in the building records 1133 as the church's first date. It was altered in 1581, then again in 1604 with funds donated by the Republic of Genoa for renovations. Work on the church and bell tower between 1749 and 1793 substantially changed the original layout.

The church houses important artworks including a wooden crucifix by Anton Maria Maragliano and a painting of the Crucifixion attributed to van Dyck. These pieces shape the interior and connect the place to a long tradition of religious art.

The church remains active for religious services and opens daily, though access may be limited during worship times. The best time to explore is outside of service hours when you can view the artworks and interior at your own pace.

The rose window was donated by the Figari family in the 1950s and shows the Apparition of the Madonna of Montallegro to the farmer Giovanni Chichizola on 2 July 1557. The same family gave the marble statue of Saint Anthony inscribed "dono di Antonio Figari".