The branch church of St. Angelo, formerly named after St. Stephen, dates back to the 16th century. The architectural forms of the facade, such as the Gothic portal with a pointed-arch lunette, flat end band, and ornamental battlements, recall numerous late Gothic style buildings traceable to Spanish models of the secc. XV-XVI. In 1630 it was proposed to the Dominicans as the seat of the nascent Convent, but instead the friars chose St. Sebastian. Numerous archaeological finds including pottery fragments and artifacts dating from the 13th century onward were also unearthed in the resurfacing. Inside is the Museum of Memory and Religious Traditions, whose exhibition itinerary is divided into thematic sections comprising a series of precious furnishings no longer used in liturgical services, a large collection of statues, furnishings and sacred ornaments from the country’s churches; works closely related to religious life and popular devotion, which are also particularly relevant from a historical and artistic point of view. There is no shortage of beautiful silver objects of sacred art, including the processional cross, attributed to silversmith Antonio Giovanni Pixoni (from the mid-16th c.), embossed and chiseled, which was used on Easter morning, gilded Renaissance-style chalices and a thurible with a nacelle, as well as a collection of jewelry and bells also made of silver, jewelry, statue ornaments, votive offerings, sacred vessels and liturgical objects made of silver between the 16th and 17th centuries.
