Province of Milan
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San Bernardino alle Ossa

San Bernardino alle Ossa is a church in , northern Italy, best known for its , a small side chapel decorated with numerous human skulls and bones.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church
  • Also known as: “chiesa di San Bernardino alle Ossa” and “S. Bernardino alle ossa”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica di Santo Stefano Maggiore and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Church
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is a church in , . It was established in the 5th century. Originally dedicated to both Saint Zechariah and Saint Stephen, it was later dedicated to Saint Stephen only.

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The is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of . Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. is situated 550 metres northwest of San Bernardino alle Ossa.

Square
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is the main piazza of , Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, . The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view. is situated 410 metres west of San Bernardino alle Ossa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verziere and Bottonuto.

Quarter
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The was the traditional greengrocery street market of , . The market itself has been relocated several times, and it is now in Via Lombroso, east of the city centre; the word "Verziere", anyway, still refers to the main historic location of the market, where it was held from 1776 century until 1911.

Locality
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The was an ancient district of , , located near the center of the city. Dating back to Roman times, in the late 19th the district had become a place of ill repute, brothels and open-air outhouses.

Locality
The was a historic neighborhood of , , located in the immediate surroundings of Milan's Cathedral, in what is now .

San Bernardino alle Ossa

Latitude
45.46261° or 45° 27′ 45″ north
Longitude
9.19556° or 9° 11′ 44″ east
Elevation
127 metres (417 feet)
Open location code
8FQFF57W+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39349468
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11839754
Wiki­data ID
Q734371
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“San Bernardino alle Ossa” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣贝纳迪诺骸骨教堂”
  • Czech: “kostel San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Dutch: “San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان برناردينو فى اوسا”
  • French: “église San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • French: “Église San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • German: “San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Hungarian: “San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja San Bernardino alle Ossa, Milan”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di S. Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Italian: “S. Bernardino alle ossa”
  • Italian: “San Bernardino ai Morti”
  • Italian: “San Bernardino alle ossa”
  • Lombard: “Gesa de San Bernardin di Mort”
  • Russian: “Сан-Бернардино-алле-Осса”
  • Spanish: “San Bernardino alle Ossa”
  • Urdu: “سان بیرناردینو الے اوسا”
  • Western Panjabi: “سان بیرناردینو الے اوسا”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “San Bernardino alle Ossa”. Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.