San Michele Arcangelo, Collegiate church in Panicale, Italy

San Michele Arcangelo is a collegiate church in Panicale whose Renaissance facade fronts an interior rebuilt in Baroque form at the end of the 17th century. In the apse is an Annunciation fresco attributed to Masolino da Panicale but probably by a local late Gothic painter. The main altar holds a 16th-century wooden crucifix with jointed arms.

The church was founded between the 10th and 11th centuries and enlarged in 1546. Further works at the end of the 17th century gave it its present form, with a Renaissance facade and a Baroque interior. In the apse is an Annunciation fresco attributed to Masolino da Panicale but probably by a local late Gothic painter.

The Morettini organ, built in 1835 and restored by the Pan Kalon association, is played each summer during the Morettini Organ Festival, held since 2001. A 16th-century wooden crucifix with jointed arms was once carried in Holy Week processions. Six 17th-century fresco medallions above depict scenes from the Life of Mary.

The building sits near Lake Trasimeno and maintains regular visiting hours for guests. On-site you will find easy access to other cultural locations including the Cesare Caporali Theatre.

The wooden crucifix on the altar has arms that can be moved, and it was once carried in Holy Week processions. Above, six 17th-century frescoed medallions depict a cycle of the Stories of Mary.