About the Church of San Maurizio at the Maggiore Monastery (San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore):
Completed in 1518, San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore was originally attached to the most important female convent of the Benedictines in the city, Monastero Maggiore, which is now in use as the Civic Archaeological Museum.
The Benedictine Monastery is documented starting from the 8th-9th century. The monastery and its church were initially dedicated to Mary. In 964, the emperor Otto I, donated a relic of St. Maurice to the monastery. There were vast vegetable gardens surrounding the religious complex. The church was completely rebuilt, starting in 1503, under the design of Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono in collaboration with Giovanni Antonio Amadeo. The edifice was finished fifteen years later by Cristoforo Solari, divided into two parts: one for the faithful, one for the nuns.In 1864 the monastery became the property of the Municipality.
The Hall of Nuns at San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore):
The most important artwork of the church are frescoes from the 16th century, sponsored by Ippolita Sforza and her husband Alessandro Bentivoglio. Ippolita’s daughter was a nun at the monastery.
The walls in the hall of the nuns is completely painted. The partition wall, a work by Bernardino Luini has images of Saint Catherine, Saint Agatha, the Marriage at Cana, the Carrying of the Cross of Christ on the Cross and Christ died.
On the vault of the hall of the nuns is depicted a starry sky, with God, the Evangelists, and angels. There is a painting Ecce Homo at the end of the hall. In the hall of Nuns there is an organ of 1554 by Giovan Giacomo Antegnati entirely by mechanical transmission, consisting of a keyboard of 50 notes and a pedal 20, constantly united to the keyboard. It is located in the choir loft above the choir stalls, on the right side.
Traveling to the Church of San Maurizio at the Maggiore Monastery (San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore):
The church today is used every Sunday from October to June to celebrate mass in the Byzantine Rite in the Greek language. It is also used as concert hall.
Address: Corso Magenta, 15, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
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