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.

References:

Comments

Your name



Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Religious sites in Italy

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Irene Saule (2 years 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. (2 years 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 (2 years ago)
Beautiful amd quiet place
Eyal Tsin (3 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 (3 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
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Historic Site of the week

Church of St Donatus

The Church of St Donatus name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum. It is the largest Pre-Romanesque building in Croatia.

The beginning of the building of the church was placed to the second half of the 8th century, and it is supposed to have been completed in the 9th century. The Zadar bishop and diplomat Donat (8th and 9th centuries) is credited with the building of the church. He led the representations of the Dalmatian cities to Constantinople and Charles the Great, which is why this church bears slight resemblance to Charlemagne's court chapels, especially the one in Aachen, and also to the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. It belongs to the Pre-Romanesque architectural period.

The circular church, formerly domed, is 27 m high and is characterised by simplicity and technical primitivism.