Santa Maria della Sanità, Milan

Church of Saint Mary of Health (Chiesa di Santa Maria della Sanità)
Facade
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Milan
Status	Active
Location
Location	Via Durini 19,Milan, Italy
Geographic coordinates	Coordinates: 45°27′52″N 9°11′54″E / 45.46453°N 9.19837°E / 45.46453; 9.19837
Architecture
Architect(s)	and
Type	Church
Style	Late-Baroque or Rococo
Groundbreaking	1694
Completed	1708

Santa Maria della Sanità also known as dei Crociferi, is a late-Baroque or Rococo style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Durini #19 in Milan, northern Italy.

History[]

The church was commissioned by the Camillian order, and design of the church with its five chapels was originally by . The undulating facade, described as a violoncello and with a roofline in the shape of the late 18th century marshal's bicorn hat, was designed by . The facade remains in brick, and never finished with marble decoration.^[1]

The adjacent Collegio of the Camillians was privatized when the order was suppressed in 1799 and is now divided into apartments.^[2]

Inside the church, Ferdinando Porta painted the St Joseph in Agony and Pietro Maggi painted the Assumption of the Virgin in the choir.^[3]

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