Santissimo Crocifisso, Catholic sanctuary in Como, Italy.

Santissimo Crocifisso is a Catholic sanctuary in Como with a late Neoclassical facade completed by Luigi Fontana in 1864. Bronze statues of Saints Peter and Paul by Giuseppe Siccardi flank the entrance, and Carrara marble statues of the Annunciation by Giuseppe Bayer crown the facade. Inside, a Neoclassical chapel behind the main altar holds the wooden crucifix.

The building traces back to 1236, when canon Erasmo Campanacci founded a first church on this site under the name Chiesa della Santissima Annunciata. It was remodeled several times over the following centuries until it took on its current neoclassical form.

The wooden crucifix was given to the church in 1401 by pilgrims returning from Rome after the jubilee proclaimed by Pope Boniface IX. Tradition links it to the 1529 miracle, when during the Holy Thursday procession it broke the chains blocking the road to San Bartolomeo. The Church recognised the miracle in 1608, and the crucifix is still carried through Como's streets during Holy Week.

The church sits in central Como and is easy to reach on foot from the main parts of the city. As with any active place of worship, it is best to avoid visiting during Mass times, and covering shoulders and knees is expected.

The wooden crucifix venerated here is 128 cm tall, carved from cypress wood, probably in the 14th century (some scholars date it to the 15th) and almost certainly of French origin. It was crowned on 17 June 1945 by Ildefonso Schuster, Archbishop of Milan. During the Second World War, a procession with the image was held in January 1943, and the city's near-escape from Allied bombing was attributed to it, though the Church never formally recognised this.