In the rural area of Termite, nature and time are woven together in peaceful simplicity. The small church of the Holy Angel and the Mancino Tower stand close together, two different places telling stories of devotion and rural life, tied together by the invisible threads of history.

Although the years have diminished its original splendour, the church still possesses great appeal. It was built in 1697 according to the wishes of the priest Don Vito Venturiero and was granted the modest annuity of eleven ducats and forty-eight grani, sufficient to maintain its integrity and sanctity. Don Vito was a man of faith and dedication and had the church built as a place of reflection and prayer. On his death, the church passed to the Adinolfi family who continued to take care of it with great devotion. The architecture of the church is sober and functional: it has a rectangular floor plan with one main room with a barrel-vaulted ceiling and gable roof covered in slabs of local stone. On the façade is a small round window, the only one in the church, which gives the interior a faint yet evocative light. On the architrave of the main entrance is an inscription dedicated to the Guardian Angel. The latin inscription reads: “Angele Sancte Dei Parvum hoc tibi pono sacellum. Accipe et accepti muneris esto memor”. Translated, the message reads “Holy Angel of God, I dedicate this small chapel to you. Accept it and always remember the gift received”. This moral precept reflected the ancient belief that by making sacrifices or dedicating places of worship one could obtain the benevolence of the gods, in this case of the Holy Angel.