San Gottardo in Corte or San Gottardo a Palazzo is a church in

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, northern

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. It was built as

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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 f ...

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

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, later changed the dedication to St. Gotthard of Hildesheim, patron of those with gout. The design was by Francesco Pecorari from

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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 era by

Giocondo Albertolli Giocondo Albertolli (24 July 1742 – 15 November 1839) was a Switzerland, Swiss-born architect, painter, and sculptor who was active in Italy during the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical period. Biography Albertolli was born into a family of artists ...

. Of the original church, part of the Giottesque ''Crucifixion'', a canvas with ''St. Charles Borromeo'' by Giovan Battista Crespi and the tomb of Azzone Visconti remain.

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