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San Michele dei Leprosetti

Coordinates: 44°29′37″N 11°20′58″E / 44.493663°N 11.349455°E / 44.493663; 11.349455
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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.

External videos
video icon A church for Bologna's Ukrainians, [Italian: Una Chiesa per gli Ucraini bolognesi] Dodici Porte. 26 November 2009

It contains a fresco of Madonna and child by Vitale da Bologna.

See also

References

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

44°29′37″N 11°20′58″E / 44.493663°N 11.349455°E / 44.493663; 11.349455