Church of San Michele in Monforte San Giorgio
The Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Monforte San Giorgio is an important building of worship in the village, now reduced to ruins. Its importance is linked to the fact that it collects the latest architecture of Greek culture in this village.
The Church of San Michele Arcangelo represents the last sacred building of the Greek rite still present in Monforte San Giorgio. It is in fact known that until the sixteenth century there were four Greek rite churches in the village: the Church of San Michele, the Church of Santa Maria, the Church of San Giovanni and the chapel of San Giorgio, built by Roger the Norman in the current position of the Mother Church. There were also two monasteries led by Basilian monks: the monastery of Sant'Anna and that of San Nicola.
The date of construction of the church is not known, it is believed that it may date back to the 12th century. It is known that the church served as the Mother Church until the early sixteenth century and the functions took place in both the Greek and Latin rites.
The ruins show a type of architecture linked to the Sicilian Norman-Swabian culture, in particular for the leaf decoration of the capitals.
