South of Montefalcone is the “Chiesa di San Micheel Arcangelo” (Church of St. Michael the Archangel), a rare testimony to the Lombard presence in the area. The cult of St. Michael, in fact, also known as St. Angel, was imposed on the local population after the Lombards converted to Christianity. The current building was constructed between 1821 and 1824 with the support of the Municipality of Montefalcone and the involvement of Livio Palmoni, a local who was coachman to Pope Pius VII. he church has a simple Romanesque architectural style with a Greek cross plan. It consists of a single nave and four side chapels, two of which are still visible today: one dedicated to the Sacred Heart and the other to Our Lady of Sorrows, which houses a niche containing the Simulacrum of the Virgin.
