Basilica di Sant'Eufemia is a church in Milan, Italy. It was established in 472.

History

The church was built in 472 by Bishop Senatore to house the relics of the martyr

Euphemia Euphemia ( el, Εὐφημία; "well-spoken f), known as the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin, who was martyred for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD. According to tradition, Euphemia was arrested for refusing to offer ...

. The bishop is buried in the church. Sant'Eufemia was subsequently the subject of various alterations funded by generous patrons. The church was then rebuilt in the 15th century. Canon

Pietro Casola Pietro Casola (1427 – November 6, 1507) was a Catholic canon, born to a noble Italian family in Milan. He is most notable for the journal of his ''Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Year 1494''.Casola, P., Newett, M. Margaret (Mary Margaret). (1907)C ...

describes a rogation day procession that left from the Cathedral of Santa Tecla to Sant'Eufemia and other churches before returning to the cathedral.Casola, Pietro. ''Canon Pietro Casola's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Year 1494'', University Press, 1907, p. 349, n.2
/ref> The church underwent renovation in 1870 by architect Enrico Terzaghi, who designed a neo-romanesque facade of terracotta and Vicenza stone. The rose window above the entrance is surrounded by bas-reliefs with symbols of the four evangelists. The interior is neo-Gothic; both the walls and vaults are richly decorated with frescoes. The ''Madonna and Child'' is by Marco d'Oggiono.

Simone Peterzano Simone Peterzano (c. 1535–1599) was an Italian painter from Bergamo, but stressed his links to Venice where he probably trained. He painted in Mannerism, mannerist style and is mostly known as the master of Caravaggio. Peterzano called himself ...

's ''Pentecost'' was originally painted for

San Paolo Converso San Paolo Converso is a former Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy, now utilized as a contemporary art space. History The church was constructed from 1549-1580 for the convent of the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul, Order of ...

. File:Basilica Sant'Eufemia (Milan) Madonna con Bambino e Santi di Marco d'Oggiono Foto di Maurizio OM Ongaro DSCN9138.jpg, Madonna and Child, Marco d'Oggiono

References

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