Chiesa di San Sepolcro is a church in

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. It was originally built in 1030, but has undergone multiple revisions. The church is located at

Piazza San Sepolcro The Piazza San Sepolcro () is a piazza in the center of Milan not far from the Piazza del Duomo. During the Roman period the piazza was the forum at the intersection of the cardo and the decumanus. In 1030 the Church of San Sepolcro was foun ...

in the historic center of Milan. Chiesa ipogea Chiesa San Sepolcro Milano

The latest interior restoration was in 1713–1719, while the present Neo- Romanesque facade was completed in 1894–1897, under the designs of Gaetano Moretti and Cesare Nava. The

Bramantino Bartolomeo Suardi ( – ) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly active in his native Milan. Biography He was born in Milan, the son of Alberto Suardi, but his biography remains unclear, and was long complicated by two "Pseudo-Bramantinos" ...

frescoes were moved from the portal to the inside of the church. Other works inside are attributed to

Francesco Maria Richini Francesco Maria Richini (also spelled Ricchini) (9 February 1584 – 24 April 1658) was an Italian Baroque architect. Biography He was born in Milan, Italy, and trained under Lorenzo Binago. He was patronized by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, Arch ...

and Carlo Bellosio.

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Sepolcro This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most co ...

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