Saint Maria of the Passion Basilica

History of St.Maria of the Passion and his masterpieces
The sixteenth-century Basilica of “Santa Maria della Passione” is one of the most beautiful and great churches in the city and for ampleness the second Milanese building after the Duomo..
The native work, conceived by Giovanni Battagio, was continued by Cristoforo Lombardo. His is the dome realized in the 1530.
Subsequently in 1573, for work of Martin Bassi, three long aisles were built and prolonged the anterior arm transforming so the native plant of the church that passed from Greek cross to Latin cross.
The exuberant Baroque façade of statues and ornaments has been realized in 1692-1729 by the Rusnati. The three entry portals are surmounted by high relief representatives in the center the Deposition of the Cross, to the left the Crowning of Thorns and to the right The Flagellation.
The inside of the church is an authentic picture gallery and it is one of the most famous churches for the rare store up paintings. Works of the Daniel Crespi, Charles Urbino, Giulio Campi, Bernardino Luini, Panfilo Nuvolose, Gaudenzio Ferrari and of belonging artists to different cultural areas from that lombarda. are present.
The central octagon, surmounted by the sixteenth-century Lombardino’s dome, is the heart of the basilica. On the pillars eight pictures of the Passion, that constitute a sort of Street Crucis, are present.
The precious frescos painted on the walls of the Capitular Room, that represent Bishops and Saints of the Lateranense order, are works of Ambrogio da Fossano called the” Bergognone” (1481-1522) and his child Bernardino.
Center since the 1500 of an intensive musical activity, between the XVI and the XVII century two organs were built, one in forehead to the other. That of right was realized by the famous Antenati, that of left was realized by the Valvassori (author also of the Duomo’s organ).
The Basilica that is the only church in Lombardy to have two conversing instrument.
The devotion to the music of this beautiful basilica, various are the concerts performed, you will notice when you will enter. A sweet and beautiful music in backgroung will accompany you for all through visit.