Santa Maria di Lourdes, Minor basilica and parish church in Milan, Italy.
Santa Maria di Lourdes is a basilica-plan church of three naves, the central one separated from the aisles by a colonnade carrying round arches. Its interior covers 1,650 sq m, among the largest in Milan, and the raised presbytery and transept end in semicircular chapels dedicated to the Sacred Heart and Saint Joseph. The dome, designed by Marco Martinengo in 1958, was frescoed by Ferdinando Compagnoni; the apse holds a mosaic of the Coronation of Mary made in 1959.
The Videmari brothers, Antonio and Giuseppe, bought land here in 1893 and began the church in 1897 to Alfredo Campanini's design, completing the structure in 1901 with the facade still unfinished. It was separated from the parish of Santissima Trinità in 1910, made a parish by Cardinal Eugenio Tosi in 1925, and raised to minor basilica in 1958 by Cardinal Montini for the centenary of the Lourdes apparitions. Bombing in November 1943 damaged the building and furnishings, and it was restored afterwards.
The exterior features a grotto modeled after the sanctuary in Lourdes, reflecting devotion to Mary's apparitions. Visitors can experience this spiritual focus throughout the church space.
The church is located at Via Fratelli Induno 12 near the Monumental Cemetery. It remains open to visitors most days of the week and holds regular services.
The dome was designed by architect Marco Martinengo in 1958 and frescoed by Ferdinando Compagnoni. The bell tower, designed by Giuseppe Calori, is connected to the church through the sacristy. The grotto outside was completed with a statue of Bernadette and later a fountain imitating the Massabielle grotto.
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