Chiesa de Sant' Angelo

Chiesa de  Sant Angelo Roman Catholic Church
Lugano,Milan

"The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli , better known as the church of Sant'Angelo , is a church in the historic center of Milan , a clear example of the Baroque style in the Lombard capital .

"The complex of Santa Maria degli Angeli, consisting of the church of Sant'Angelo and the adjoining convent which is on its right, is today the Milanese seat of the Order of Friars Minor observant of San Francesco , since its foundation on 21 February 1552 ^[1] .

Interior

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"There are nineteen noble chapels, eight on each side on the main nave, and three on the transept.... . The radiant sun appears in the decoration with the IHS monogram , symbol of Christ diffused by the Franciscan San Bernardino da Siena ....

"The interior of the church has a Latin cross , with a wide single nave along which there are two rows of side chapels.

Interior

Prestinari, San Michele Arcangelo defeats the devil (Link 1.)

"The facade of the church of Sant'Angelo is a salient one . It is subdivided into its bands superimposed by a high cornice supported, in the lower part, by columns with Tuscan capitals ; interspersed with the aforementioned columns, there are three portals , with the central one bigger than the two side ones. The upper fascia of the façade, instead, is decorated by a cornice that recalls a serliana ideally supported by six pilasters with Ionic capitals . Above the central window, within a niche , there is the statue of the Immaculate . At the top of the façade there is a triangular pediment with a wrought iron cross. Statues by Gerolamo Prestinari , sculptor active in the Sacred Mountain of Varese complete the decoration . In particular, we can see:

• at the first order, within niches, four statues of Franciscan saints ; among others, St. Anthony of Padua and St. Francis of Assisi
• above the main portal, high relief with St. Michael the Archangel defeats the devil
• on the balustrade, four statues of saints
• in the gables of the windows, couple of Monks
• crowning, Angels

"The church courtyard is decorated with a bronze statue of St. Francis of Assisi talking to birds , a work by Giannino Castiglioni in 1927 ." (Link 1.)

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Photos: Taken in March 2018 with Iphone by Richard Wilson while traveling to Italy from his home in                      Basel Switzerland where he lives and works.

Link 11: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_Sant%27Angelo_(Milano)

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God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)