San Michele Arcangelo, Perugia

San Michele Arcangelo, also known as Sant'Angelo, is a paleo-Christian temple in the city of Perugia in Umbria.

The circular building dates to the 5th to 6th century, and incorporates corinthian capped columns from a prior pagan temple.

A major restoration occurred in 1948 that revealed ancient frescoes and sealed windows.

The architecture is an early Romanesque with Byzantine influences in the chapel placement, but the circular temple is something seen in other ancient churches in central Italy, including the church of Sant'Ercolano and of San Giovanni Rotondo in Perugia.

The interior has some notable early Christian symbolism, including a pentagram at the entrance and some crosses belonging to Knights Templar order.

Interior of temple.
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Plan of church.