{"id":3297,"date":"2023-01-09T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T09:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valcavallina.publifarm.com\/luogo_di_interesse\/chiesa-e-convento-di-san-michele-con-chiostro\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T09:36:55","slug":"the-church-and-convent-of-san-michele-and-its-cloister","status":"publish","type":"luogo_di_interesse","link":"https:\/\/invalcavallina.it\/en\/place_of_intrest\/the-church-and-convent-of-san-michele-and-its-cloister\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church and Convent of San Michele and its Cloister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><em>From the top of the hill, an ancient convent dominates the Val Cavallina. Inside are silent cloisters, a small bell tower, and jewels of Renaissance art to&nbsp;be discovered. It will be&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;to choose whether to be bewitched by the splendid panorama or to imagine a life of contemplation, work, and prayer in these courtyards amidst the beauty of this sacred architecture.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The walls that guard a treasure of national value<\/strong><br>The greatest treasure of this convent is an inner well surrounded by four white stone columns on which Renaissance capitals rest, considered a national monument.<br><strong>The convent remained in operation until 1797<\/strong>, but\u00a0the well and its other treasures\u00a0fortunately\u00a0survived its decommissioning: from the 17<sup>th<\/sup>-century\u00a0cloister\u00a0to the convent church, of which\u00a0only the fa\u00e7ade can be admired.<br>Convents also traditionally had an inner garden called &#8220;brolo&#8221; enclosed by walls or hedges, where the religious cultivated a vegetable garden and grew fruit trees. <strong>San Michele also had its place dedicated to cultivation<\/strong>, as you can discover\u00a0thanks\u00a0to the masonry remains of the fence of the ancient brolo.<br>The\u00a0<strong>Church of the Assumption<\/strong>\u00a0attached to the monastery with its sandstone portal is a jewel embellished with Corinthian capitals and cornices embellished with elaborate friezes, which stand next to the Convent Cloister. Inside are works by Pietro Marone and Gian Paolo Cavagna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DETAILS OF INTEREST:<\/strong><br>&#8211; The cloister; the well, which is a national monument;<br>&#8211; A 16<sup>th<\/sup> century cross made of gilded copper.<br><strong>VISIT INFORMATION:<br><\/strong>&#8211; Only the outside of the church can be visited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the top of the hill, an ancient convent dominates the Val Cavallina. 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