Abbey Viboldone Photo: Abbey Viboldone

Abbey Viboldone is located in the town of San Giuliano Milanese in the province of Milan in Lombardy. Its construction was begun in 1176, the year and was only completed in 1348, the year when the Abbey belonged to the monastic order of humiliation. In those years, in addition to monks dwelt the lay people who worked in the Abbey, weaving a garment of wool and cultivated the surrounding fields with the help of innovative technologies. After the abolition of the order of humiliation by order of Pope Pius V in 1571, the year) Viboldone proceeded to the Benedictine order, who were forced to leave the Abbey in 1773, the year, when Lombardy was part of the Austrian Empire. For many years the Abbey was abandoned, but since 1941, it is inhabited by nuns from the society of Mother Margarita Brand.

The facade Viboldone, completed in 1348, the year, with two half-columns is divided into three sectors and arched Windows and kirpichnoy walls with decorations of white stone. The entrance portal is made of white marble and surmounted by a lunette with a marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child with saints Ambrose and John of MEDA. On each side of him are two Gothic niches with statues of saints Peter and Paul. The door itself is made of dark wood dates from the 14th century.

The bell tower of the Abbey in their appearance resembles the facade – with frames made from Cotto and small arcades at the base of double and triple arched Windows. At the top are seen as small round Windows.

The interior of the Abbey Viboldone very simple, even severe – there are only a few sets and only the apse is richly decorated with frescoes of the school of Giotto. The room is divided into a Central nave and two lateral chapels with five spans each (first made in the Romanesque style, and the rest in Gothic). On the walls you can see a fresco depicting the Madonna with saints and a huge picture of the last judgment with Jesus in the center and damned, which looks Satan. Other frescoes depicting musical instruments are stored in a Music hall in the building next to the Abbey.

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