In the town of Kotor, in its central part, it is the church of St. Michael. Right next to it is the former Convent of Our Lady of the Angel.

The first mention of the church date back to the year 1166. It was then that the consecration of the Cathedral took place in the presence of the abbot of St. Michael Kotor, Petar, and the church itself was part of the abbey.

In its original form it was not preserved, but judging by the archaeological excavations, was much more present. Among the parts of the structure are often found across well-preserved elements of relief and basic plan of construction. According to scientists, studied the detection, the start of construction of the church building can be attributed to the 11th century.

The present church - a small building with a single nave, semicircular apse, crowned with ogive, which looks more powerful because of the arches, reinforcing it. By all indications, this building began to be built in the late 14th - early 15th century.

Four compartment form the basis of the structure. Looking around the interior of the church, you can find some preserved elements of the frescoes. Especially noticeable fragments of mural on the north wall. It is an ancient architectural layer that displays the figures of saints, or rather, their lower parts. After studying the stylistic features of the frescoes, the researchers came to the conclusion that the remains of the 11th century.

On the east wall, including the apse, visible frescos appeared during the construction of the now existing building. In addition to all sorts of decorative items here can be distinguished in the apse Deesis, on the triumphal arch - the Annunciation, the images of other saints in the lower part of the walls and even the St. Tryphon in his hand is a model of the city of Kotor. All these fragments scientists refer to the beginning of the 15th century.

Outside the building once stood reliefs with inscriptions and various images that were eventually replaced with copies to the originals could be preserved longer, while in the building of the church.