Sant'Angelo di Brolo (Messina Province) is 117 km from Messina, alt. 314 m, in the northern Nebrodi, in the Monti Sanraceni group, on the right of the River Saraceni, area 30.2 sq km, pop. 4,342, post-code 98060, tel. 0941. Agricultural economy.
A village of medieval origin, which developed around the Basilian monastery of San Michele founded by Count Roger the Norman, in the upper part of the modern town. It became a famous center in the 15th century because of the local production of silk, which particularly enriched two families: one of these, the Amato family, created its own chapel in 1593 in the baroque Chiesa dei Santa Filippo and Giacomo.
Churches (Patti Diocese) include the following:
Links to other sites about Sant'Angelo di Brolo include:
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