Churches and sanctuaries · Novella · Val di Non
Chiesa di San Vitale
In 1853 a fire burned part of the village, and the church with it.


From above
2053 metres from here
The church of Romallo is thought to date from the 14th century, and its first mention from 1412: the first consecration, celebrated on 16 May, would also correspond to that year. The oldest descriptions already say it had three altars but few sacred furnishings, and its economic endowments were controlled by the Regola di Romallo and by the rector of the pieve of Revò.
At the beginning of the 16th century, major enlargement works led to a second solemn consecration, officiated by the suffragan of the bishop of Trento, monsignor Michele Iorba. Two centuries later the medieval building was no longer sufficient, in size and in condition: the building work begun in 1742 was completed in 1745, and the pastoral visitation records shortly afterwards show a hall more than doubled in size compared with before.
On 3 August 1853 a fire destroyed part of the village and also caused severe damage to the church. Reconstruction began in 1855 and ended four years later; the solemn consecration of the renewed church was celebrated during a pastoral visit on 29 July 1865, and the grant of the custody of the Eucharist came in 1869.
- First mention
- 1412
- Hall doubled
- 1742-1745
- Fire
- 3 August 1853
- Dedicated to
- Vitale di Milano
- Protection
- Italian cultural heritage