Plague crosses, Brugherio

Name: Plague crosses
Address: Brugherio, Italy

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There are three plague crosses in Brugherio, in the province of Monza and Brianza in Lombardy, in northern Italy. They were erected after the plague that struck Monza and its surrounding area in 1576. The crosses are three that remain of four that marked where there were four altars used to celebrate religious services during the plague. The plague of 1576 was in fact called "the plague of Saint Charles", given the Bishop's closeness to those affected. Information about the plague can be found in the Bishop of Milan, Saint Charles Borromeo's notes. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 45°33'1"N, 9°17'0"E

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Plague crosses – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saint Bartholomew, Villa Fiorita, Saint Lucius, Cascina Guzzina.

0.9 miE
Church
Saint Bartholomew, Milan
23 min walk • The Church of Saint Bartholomew is the cathedral and the oldest parish in Brugherio, Italy. It houses relics of the three Magi. It is characterised by its relatively high bell tower measuring 36.8 metres.
0.8 miE
Park
Villa Fiorita, Milan
21 min walk • Villa Scotti-Cornaglia-Noseda-Bertani, commonly known as Villa Fiorita, is a building in Lombardy, Italy, where the Brugherio Comune's headquarters are housed.
0.5 miE
Church
Saint Lucius, Milan
13 min walk • Saint Lucius in Brugherio, Italy, is a small church dedicated to Saint Lucius in the grounds of the Villa Sormani. First located in Lugano, Switzerland, where it was a Franciscan chapel, the building was disassembled and transported to Brugherio where its reconstruction was completed 17 years later.
0.8 miSE
Church
Cascina Guzzina, Milan
21 min walk • Cascina Guzzina is a farmhouse located in the southern part of Brugherio, on the border with Cologno Monzese. The name comes from gussetta, which formerly referred to the cocoon of the silkworm, whose breeding was widespread in the area.
~180 ftE
Church
Church of San Carlo, Milan
1 min walk • San Carlo is a church located in Via Piergiorgio Frassati, in the west of Brugherio and it is part of the pastoral community Epiphany of the Lord.
0.5 miE
Baroque architecture
Villa Sormani, Milan
12 min walk • The baroque Villa Sormani is in the village of Moncucco in the city of Brugherio. The Villa Sormani was the site chosen by Count Paolo Andreani to demonstrate the first public balloon flight on Italian soil in 1784. In the grounds is a church that was moved from Switzerland.
1.6 miNE
Church
Small Church of Saint Anne, Monza
40 min walk • The Chiesetta di Sant'Anna, or Small Church of Saint Anne, is a Roman Catholic church located in San Damiano, a hamlet of Brugherio, in the Province of Monza and Brianza, Italy.
1.3 miNE
Church
Saint Margaret, Milan
34 min walk • The church of Saint Margaret is a 16th-century chapel dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch. It is located in Cassina Baraggia, Brugherio, Italy. The church is adjacent to the Villa Brivio, to which it belonged.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Cimitero Storico, Milan
22 min walk • Cimitero Storico is located in Viale Lombardia, Brugherio, between Via Cajani and Via Virgilio. It was originally located in the block between Viale Lombardia, Via Vittorio Veneto and Via Galvani.
0.9 miE
Vernacular architecture, Library
Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva, Milan
24 min walk • The Palazzo Ghirlanda-Silva is a patrician building in the old town of Brugherio, Italy. Built in the first half of the nineteenth century, it now houses the public library.
1.3 miNE
Park
Villa Brivio, Brugherio
35 min walk • Villa Brivio is a 19th-century building in the Baraggia district of Brugherio, Italy. Owned by the municipality, it houses a residential center specializing in psychiatric therapy.

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Nearby attractions include Church of San Carlo, Milan (1 min walk), Villa Sormani, Milan (12 min walk), Saint Lucius, Milan (13 min walk), Cascina Guzzina, Milan (21 min walk).