Church of Sant'Angelo

The Church of Sant'Angelo or Santa Maria degli Angeli belongs to the monks of the Franciscan order and is located on the square of the same name in Milan.

The church was built in the middle of the XVI century by the Governor of Milan, Spanish General Ferrante Gonzaga on the site of a previously existing temple in 1418. The project was designed by architect Domenico Guinti in the Baroque-Mannerism style. A small bell tower was built in 1607, and the facade of the temple was completed only in 1630. The two-level facade is decorated with many statues of revered saints - Franciscans. Above the main entrance you can see a large bas-relief with the image of St. Michael, who defeated the devil, on the second level in the center of the statue of the Madonna, on the sides - two busts of nuns. Below on the first level are statues of angels.

The temple has one large hall – a nave with 16 side chapels dedicated to various saints. Each chapel belonged to a noble family or a corporation of the city of Milan, which decorated them with paintings and frescoes of famous Italian artists of the XV - XVII centuries.