Saint Roch Church, Baroque church in Girifalco, Italy.

Saint Roch Church is a baroque building in Girifalco featuring ornate facades and richly decorated interior spaces typical of southern Italian religious architecture. The interior displays classical baroque elements with elaborate details and religious furnishings throughout.

Dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel until 1657, the church was rebuilt in 1666 on the ruins of an earlier, larger structure damaged by the 1659 earthquake. The town's 1656 plague vow to Saint Roch prompted the rededication. In 1672 Bishop Francesco Tirotta of Squillace elevated it to parish status; it was solemnly reconsecrated on 2 March 1914 by Cardinal Eugenio Tosi.

The church is dedicated to Saint Roch after the town asked the bishop in March 1657 to entrust it to a lay confraternity, in thanks for deliverance from the plague of 1656. A wooden statue of the saint, carved between the 17th and 18th centuries, is kept inside, and a large painting of him hangs in the apse. The altar of Saint Michael the Archangel, the town's former patron, carries the coat of arms of the Caracciolo family, who held the right of patronage there.

The church is accessible to visitors and sits in the center of Girifalco within a residential area. Plan your visit around service times to experience the space at its most active.

On the entrance portal stands a small statue of Saint Michael the Archangel, patron of Girifalco until 1657, when the church was rededicated to Saint Roch after the plague of 1656. The main altar was carved by stonemasons from Serra San Bruno, and the altarpiece of Saint Michael is by Carmelo Zimatore.