San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Renaissance church in Milan, Italy
San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore is a place of worship dating to the early 1500s, recognized as Italian heritage. Two adjoining halls sit side by side, separated by a wall, and every surface from floor to ceiling is covered with painted scenes showing religious narratives.
Construction began in 1503 and continued for about fifteen years, incorporating remnants of Roman structures into the foundations. Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono and Giovanni Antonio Amadeo oversaw the work, which produced a convent and a place of worship for religious sisters.
The name honors a Roman soldier said to have embraced faith, whose story guided the devotion of religious sisters over centuries. Today the building opens to visitors who walk through the two separate rooms to look at the artwork covering the walls.
The building sits at Corso Magenta 13 and opens Tuesday to Sunday from ten in the morning to half past five in the afternoon, with no admission charge. The nearest metro stops are Cadorna and Cairoli, both within a few minutes on foot.
The rear hall holds an Antegnati organ dating to 1554, still occasionally played and among the oldest working instruments of its kind in the city. Religious sisters once followed the service through a metal grating without being visible themselves.
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