Santa Maria degli Angeli is a church in central

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. It is also called ''Santa Maria dell'Addolorata'' or '' Santa Maria del Bambin Gesù''.

History

An oratory on the site was erected for the veneration of an icon painted on the wall of the city, near the Porta Nuova. In 1562–1569, a church was built under the designs of the architect

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. In 1686, a monastery of Capuchin Clare nuns was founded adjacent to the church by the Duke

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. The monastery was suppressed in 1810. The cupola was frescoed starting in 1588 by

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with an ''Assumption of Mary'' surrounded by the biblical figures of Mozes, Ezekiel, Gideon, and Jesse. The paintings on the walls of the nave were completed by Alessandro and his brother,

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entry on church. The main altarpiece is a ''Pieta'' by the Venetian

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