Mirasole Abbey

Milan, Italy

Mirasole Abbey was founded as a monastery of the Humiliati in the first half of the 13th century. Its economy was based on the working of wool and the production of woollen cloth.

The Humiliati were abolished in 1571, and the abbey became the property of the Collegio Elvetico in Milan, which was taken over for the use of the Austrian administration in 1786 (the building is now the Palazzo del Senato); its spiritual life was administered by the Olivetans. In 1797, the former abbey was given to the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

In 2013 a community of Premonstratensian canons moved into the former abbey premises as the Priorato San Norberto, a priory of Mondaye Abbey in France.

The rectangular layout includes a church and cloisters. The buildings were once surrounded by a moat, towers and a drawbridge. One entrance led towards the country, the other into the city. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries. It contains a fresco of the Assumption of the Virgin by an anonymous master of 1460, linked to the school of Michelino da Besozzo.

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Founded: 13th century
Category: Religious sites in Italy

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Irene Saule (13 months ago)
Just a stone's throw from Milan, an ancient abbey transformed in a beautiful location for events. It's managed by a social enterprise with a clear, high-level, social project. If you're looking for a multifunctional location here you can spend your budget with a return in the social field, that it's a point of great value nowadays. Suitable for private and company events.
Cristian R. (17 months ago)
Nice location outside Milan if you like a short exit from the city. Depending on the events from the day, it might be noisy, or several persons present. But the place is big enough to accommodate several hundred people and it is good for an exit close to Milan and feels like in the countryside if you like. If you try to get there by public transportation, pay attention to the bus hours to avoid waiting too much. Sometimes there are 2 hours until the next bus and also you have to take a 20-30 minute walk. Using Google Maps was accurate but take some more time as a buffer, to be on the safe side. We missed a bus and had to use a taxi instead... ? more costly but we get there in time for the event we were participating in.
Boiken Verli (20 months ago)
Beautiful amd quiet place
Eyal Tsin (2 years ago)
Magnifiecent, though I only had a glance. This old castle was apparently restored due to a fire. Very big and vast middle ages castle, built by a famous italian family.
Fabrizio Iozzi (2 years ago)
A small abbey close to the south border of Milan, with a few frescoes from the 16th century. A short but enjoyable visit
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