San Gottardo in Corte or San Gottardo a Palazzo is a church in
Milan
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, northern
Italy
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.
It was built as
Ducal
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Chapel by
Azzone Visconti
Azzone Visconti (7 December 1302 – 16 August 1339) was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. After the death of his uncle, Marco Visconti, he was threatened with excommunication and had to submit to Pope John XXII. Azzone reconstituted his fa ...
in 1330, and finished in 1336, as indicated by an inscription on the walls. It was originally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin but Azzone, who had
gout
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, later changed the dedication to
St. Gotthard of Hildesheim, patron of those with gout. The design was by
Francesco Pecorari
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from
Cremona
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.
The octagonal bell tower has the first example of public clock (before,
sun-dials were used).
The interior was restored in the
Neoclassicist
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era by
Giocondo Albertolli
Giocondo Albertolli (24 July 1743 – 15 November 1839) was a Swiss-born architect, painter, and sculptor who was active in Italy during the Neoclassical period.
Biography
Albertolli was born into a family of artists in Bedano, a village 7  ...
. Of the original church, part of the
Giottesque ''Crucifixion'', a canvas with ''St. Charles Borromeo'' by
Giovan Battista Crespi
Giovanni Battista Crespi (23 December 1573 – 23 October 1632), called Il Cerano, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect.
Biography
He was born in Romagnano Sesia, the son of a painter, Raffaele Crespi, and moved to Cerano with his fa ...
and the tomb of Azzone Visconti remain.
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Churches completed in 1336
Gottardo
Gothic architecture in Milan
Neoclassical architecture in Milan
Burial sites of the House of Visconti
Tourist attractions in Milan
14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Neoclassical church buildings in Italy