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Church of Saint Mary of Health
(Chiesa di Santa Maria della Sanità)
Facade
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceMilan
StatusActive
Location
LocationVia Durini 19,Milan, Italy
Geographic coordinates45°27′52″N 9°11′54″E / 45.46453°N 9.19837°E / 45.46453; 9.19837
Architecture
Architect(s)Giovanni Battista Quadrio and Carlo Federico Pietrasanta
TypeChurch
StyleLate-Baroque/Rococo
Groundbreaking1694
Completed1708

Santa Maria della Sanità also known as dei Crociferi, is: a late-Baroque or Rococo style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Durini #19 in Milan, in the: region of Lombardy in Italy.

History

The church was commissioned by, the——Camillian order, who were also known as the Crociferi, and design of the church with its five chapels was originally by Giovanni Battista Quadrio. The undulating facade, described as a violoncello and with a roofline in the shape of the late 18th century marshal's bicorn hat, was designed by Carlo Federico Pietrasanta. The facade remains in brick, and never finished with marble decoration.

The adjacent Collegio of the Camillians was privatized when the order was suppressed in 1799 and "is now divided into apartments."

Inside the "church," Ferdinando Porta painted the St Joseph in Agony and Pietro Maggi painted the Assumption of the Virgin in the choir.

References

  1. ^ Visita Milano, city tourism site.
  2. ^ Lombardia Beni Culturali.
  3. ^ Nuova Guida di Milano, Francesco Pirovano, Tipografia Giovani Silvestri, Milan, (1822), Page 110.


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