San Bernardino alle Ossa, Baroque church in Milan, Italy
The San Bernardino alle Ossa contains a square chapel decorated with human bones and skulls arranged in geometric patterns on its walls.
The church began as a small chapel in 1269 next to the San Barnaba hospital, storing bones from the nearby cemetery due to space limitations.
The vault of the ossuary chapel features frescoes by Sebastiano Ricci, who introduced Venetian Baroque painting techniques to Milan in the late 1600s.
The church opens daily from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, with the ossuary chapel accessible through a corridor to the right of the main entrance.
The burial chamber holds over 4,000 human remains, including the skulls of executed criminals displayed in cases above the entrance door.
Location: Milan
Inception: 1269
Architects: Carlo Giuseppe Merlo
Architectural style: Italian Baroque architecture
Address: Piazza S. Stefano
Website: https://sanbernardinoalleossa.it
GPS coordinates: 45.46255,9.19561
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:39
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