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Church · Rutino (SA)

Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Rutino

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 359 m
Pictured: Rutino · Geofix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

Mother church of Rutino, of medieval origin and remodelled in 1885, holding 17th-century statues and a small parish museum.

In the heart of Rutino, a farming village of upper Cilento strung along the main road on the right bank of the Alento valley, stands the Church of San Michele Arcangelo, the village's main church. Its origins go back to the Middle Ages, but its present appearance is due to a thorough remodelling carried out in 1885. We like stepping in at leisure and seeing how the building is the community's true focal point.Inside, we suggest looking for the many 17th-century statues, a canvas dedicated to St Lucy and the small parish museum set up in a service room. If you can, come on the second Sunday of May: the patron's feast is accompanied by a sacred re-enactment of the struggle between the Archangel and Lucifer, with the figure of St Michael lowered from above, the famous Volo dell'Angelo (Flight of the Angel).

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