Basilica del Corpus Domini

Это один из абсолютных шедевров начала ХХ века, которым можно полюбоваться в Милане. Монументальный храм, представляющий важный исторический и художественный интерес. Церковь пренебрегаема туристами, возможно, из-за ее неприглядного фасада, не пробуждающего желание войти (что часто бывает в Милане), но как только вы переступаете его порог, вы оказываетесь пораженными необыкновенным интерьером, одним из самых впечатляющих и монументальных в городе. Что еще более удивительно, так это то, что под монастырем, в подвале, находится большая великолепная зимняя церковь с очень особенной историей. Одна из самых больших церквей Милана, приход Корпус-Домини, 75 м в длину и 17,50 м в ширину, находится на улице Виа Пагано под номером 8. Хотя большой фасад остался незаконченным, внутри мы можем найти множество шедевров, созданных в основном в первые десятилетия ХХ века. Если Вы любите секретный Милан, не пропустите это место!

Come tutte le chiese torinesi dovrebbero essere sempre aperte e visitabili. Non per il mero businnes religioso ma per poterne godere in solitudine della sacralità intrinseca e della bellezza delle opere architettoniche. Stupenda.

La Basilica del Corpus Domini è un maestoso edificio in stile barocco, ubicato nell’omonima piazza torinese, che si trova poco distante da Piazza Castello. La storia di questa chiesa è direttamente collegata al ricordo del miracolo eucaristico che, secondo le cronache, sarebbe avvenuto a Torino nel 1453. Un miracolo eucaristico è per la Chiesa Cattolica un miracolo che coinvolge l’eucarestia. Nel caso specifico della Chiesa del Corpus Domini di Torino si narra che due soldati francesi, dopo l’occupazione, fossero entrati nella Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo nella Val di Susa e avessero rubato tutto compreso il calice e l’eucarestia. Giunti a Torino, per rivendere tutto, si narra che uno dei due sia caduto proprio nel luogo dove sorge oggi la Basilica facendo cadere il bottino a terra. Ne seguì l’apparizione divina che libratasi in aria illuminò la piazza facendo accorrere il vescoco. In quel momento l’ostia si depose da sola sul calice che era stato rubato.

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Beautiful church.

East of Piazza Castello on Via Palazzo di Citta stands the votive Basilica of Corpus Domini, a Baroque place of worship that despite its polluted facade and oppressively dusty furnishings is still considered as one of Ascanio Vittozzi’s architectural masterpieces. Extending over a corner between two medieval streets that lead to the town’s Municipio, the Church of Corpus Domini is a 16th-century single-nave temple with two side chapels and an artistic sandstone facade, neatly divided into three by decorative friezes sculpted in the stonework. The colonnaded doorway on the lower section is flanked by a pair of niches that house the statues of St Charles Borromeo and St Francis of Sales. Another pair of similar niches decorate the upper section where a wonderful arched window takes pride of place. A roof pediment complete with pointed turrets, a central coat-of-arms and an unreadable (read: heavily polluted) panelled inscription crowns the top. The high altar sculpted out of polychrome marble is an impressive gem but unfortunately marred as a result of the lack of light in the nave. Two pairs of spiral Corinthian columns, painted black and gilded, support the choir vault behind the high altar. Look at the richly decorated tribune suspended above the altar. It is a gilded piece of embroidered craftwork inlaid with semi-precious stones and surrounded with an ornate gilded frame. Visitors usually come here to inquire into the veracity of the legend linked to this church: the Eucharistic Miracle of 1453. It is said that on the feast day of Corpus Domini, a stolen monstrance that contained a consecrated host remained suspended in midair exactly on the spot where the church was later built. Inside the church, mementoes associated with this miracle have been preserved and some are on display. A plaque dating back to the first half of the 18th century narrates the story in brief while a painting (by Bartolomeo Caravoglia) depicting the miracle takes centre stage in the nave. Check out the ceiling frescoes and amidst a profusion of gilded frames and stucco, you can follow step by step the various stages of the legendary miracle. Before you step out of the church, look at the preserved monstrance behind glass on the left side of the nave near the main door. Locals say it is the original receptacle that contained the miraculous host.