Santa Maria Incoronata is a church in
Milan,
Italy, completed in 1460.
Artworks in the interior include a painting by
Bergognone
Ambrogio Borgognone (variously known as ''Ambrogio da Fossano'', ''Ambrogio di Stefano da Fossano'', ''Ambrogio Stefani da Fossano'' or as ''il Bergognone'' or ''Ambrogio Egogni'' , ''Christ under the Grill''; the tomb of Giovanni Bossi, attributed to
Bambaia; a Baroque fresco cycle of the ''Life of St. Nicholas of Tolentino'' by
Ciro Ferrari Ciro may refer to:
* Ciro (given name), a list of the people who share the Italian and Spanish given name
*Ćiro (given name), a list of the people who share the Croatian given name
*Ciro (opera), 1654 opera by Francesco Cavalli
*Cyrus Cuneo (1879- ...
; and the ''Biblioteca Umanistica'' ("Humanist Library", 15th century). The latter has three naves divided by granite columns, with frescoes of the ''Magisteri Sacrae Pagines'' commissioned by the Augustinians when they acquired the building. Of the original gardens and cloisters, only one of the latter has survived.
History
The church is formed by two paired buildings. The oldest existed as early as the
communal age and was dedicated to St. Maria di
Gargnano
Gargnano ( Gardesano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Garda. The municipal territory includes the artificial Valvestino Lake, created in 1962.
History
The name of the ...
. Starting from 1400, a new convent was annexed to it for the
Augustinians
Augustinians are members of Christian religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo. There are two distinct types of Augustinians in Catholic religious orders dating back to the 12th–13 ...
, who had the structure restored in
late Gothic style. The new church was completed in the same age of the election of
Francesco Sforza as duke of Milan 1451, and received the current name (meaning "St. Mary Encrowned") on that occasion. In 1460, the duke's wife,
Bianca Maria Visconti, commissioned the construction of a new church next to the oldest one, identical and connected to it, in order to create a single, larger edifice.
The church was modified in 1654 and 1827, but was restored to the medieval appearance in the early 19th century.
External links
Page at Milanodabere.it
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Maria Incoronata
Maria Incoronata
15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1460
Tourist attractions in Milan