Ombriano (called Umbrià in the local dialect) is a village which forms a suburban district of

Crema Crema or Cremas may refer to: Crema * Crema, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Cremona * Crema (coffee), a thin layer of foam at the top of a cup of espresso * Crema (dairy product) Crema is the Spanish word for cream. I ...

, in the

province of Cremona The Province of Cremona ( it, provincia di Cremona; Cremunés: ; Cremasco: ; Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital city is Cremona. The province occupies the central section of Padana Plain, so the ...

, in the region of

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

in Italy. It is located 1.95 kilometers west of Crema proper, along the road to Lodi.

History

The locality is mentioned for the first time in 1092. It was then an agricultural village located along the road to Lodi. In the

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

ic age (1809–16), Ombriano became a part of Crema, but recovered its autonomy with the establishment of the

Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia ( la, links=no, Regnum Langobardiae et Venetiae), commonly called the "Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom" ( it, links=no, Regno Lombardo-Veneto, german: links=no, Königreich Lombardo-Venetien), was a constituent land ...

in 1815. At the time of the

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in 1861 the village had 1,544 inhabitants. In 1865 the Municipality of Porta Ombriano was merged with the Municipality of Ombriano. In 1928 the Municipality of Ombriano was definitively annexed to Crema.

Monuments and places of interest

Religious architecture

Giovanni Battista Lucini - Christ calms the dragons

The parish church of

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dates back to 1779 and is completely in brick. Its interior is decorated by Angelo Bacchetta in 1890. In the altars are kept paintings which were originally located in other churches including ''Christ calms the dragons'' and ''Mary fed by the palm'' by

Giovanni Battista Lucini Giovanni Battista Lucini or Giovan Battista Lucini (9 July 1639 – 14 or 15 September 1686) was an Italian painter who produced many religious compositions for the religious institutions in Crema. He was active in the region in and around Crema ...

, the series on the ''Life of Mary'' by

Giovanni Giacomo Barbelli Giovanni Giacomo Barbelli (17 April 1604 – 12 July 1656) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Lombardy. He was a canvas and fresco painter known for his religious and mythological scenes that decorate many churches and ...

, a ''Miracle of St. Anthony from Padua'' by Tommaso Pombioli, a ''Presentation of Jesus at the Temple'' by

Giambettino Cignaroli Giambettino Cignaroli (Verona, July 4, 1706 – Verona, December 1, 1770) was an Italian painter of the Rococo and early Neoclassic period. Biography He was a pupil of Santo Prunato and Antonio Balestra and active mostly in the area of the ...

, a ''Martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist'' by

Palma il Giovane Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school. After Tintoretto's death ...

, a ''Madonna with Child'' attributed to

Callisto Piazza 280px, ''Beheading of the Baptist'', Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice Callisto Piazza (1500–1561) was an Italian painter. Biography Callisto, a member of the Piazza family of painters, was born in Lodi, Lombardy. In 1523 he was working in ...

, a ''Madonna with Saint Gottardo and Santa Barbara'' by Vittoriano Urbino. The

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are the work of Fra Luigi Cerioli.

Civil architecture

The Villa Benvenuti Clavelli is an elegant baroque building, which is made completely in exposed brick. It was built by the family of the Counts Clavelli and has belonged since 1818 to the branch known today as "di Ombriano", one of the most illustrious families of the

Province of Cremona The Province of Cremona ( it, provincia di Cremona; Cremunés: ; Cremasco: ; Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital city is Cremona. The province occupies the central section of Padana Plain, so the ...

. Villa Rossi is a grand palace of neo-Gothic style, rebuilt in the nineteenth century by Count Vincenzo Toffetti, which since has belonged to the Rossi Martini family, Senator Mario Crespi who during the Second World War moved there to edit and print the

Corriere della Sera The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of It ...

.Philippe Daverio, ''La buona strada: 127 passeggiate d’autore a Milano, in Lombardia e dintorni'', Rizzoli, 2015

References

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