San Michele dei Leprosetti

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San Michele dei Leprosetti is a Greek-Catholic church serving the Ukrainian community in Bologna, Italy. It is situated on the piazza of the same name (formerly Piazza Asinara, then Piazza Brusato[1]) in the Quartiere San Vitale district. Records indicate that the original church burned down in 1210 and was rebuilt in 1361.[2]

It was consecrated to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in November 2009.

It contains a fresco of Madonna con bambino by Vitale da Bologna, the altarpiece L'arcangelo Michele raccomanda Bologna alla Vergine by Francesco Gessi and the canvas Madonna e santi by Gaetano Gandolfi.

References

  1. 1."San Michele dei Leprosetti (Piazzetta di)". Origine di Bologna. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. 2."N.930 - Chiesa canonicale e già Parrocchiale di S. Michele dei Leprosetti". Origine di Bologna (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2016.