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Santuario di San Bernardino alle Ossa
Religious site4.6 · 4 4654.4 · 906≈ 38 minFree entry
A remarkable church in central Milan located just a short walk from the Duomo. It is world-famous for its macabre ossuary chapel, whose walls are entirely covered in decorative motifs, niches, and crosses made from thousands of human skulls and bones retrieved from a 13th-century hospital cemetery. Above the eerie Baroque bone arrangements, the vault features an exquisite 1695 fresco by Sebastiano Ricci depicting ascending angels.
Highlights
- Baroque ossuary chapel decorated with thousands of human bones
- Vault ceiling fresco of angels painted by Sebastiano Ricci in 1695
- Historic 13th-century sanctuary minutes from the Milan Cathedral
Opening hours
| Mon | 08:00 – 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Wed | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Thu | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Fri | 08:00 – 18:00 |
| Sat | 09:30 – 18:00 |
| Sun | 09:30 – 12:00 |
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