Milan
On the site of the former 'Foppone' church
This stands on the site of the former 'Foppone' church, it was a large Milan cemetery, demolished in 1881, which was the burial place of those who died in the great plagues of 1576 and 1630. It is now the site of the San Gregorio Church built according to the plans of Francesco Solmi between 1905 and 1908.
In eclectic Romanesque-Lombardo style it was inspired by the Romanesque parochial church in Melzo, having a single nave and supported truss with large pointed archways.
The pyx used by Carlo Borromeo to communicate with those affected by the plague has been kept in the parochial house whilst in the crypt, several tombstones have been preserved, they were once part of monuments to famous people buried in the San Gregorio cemetary, such as di Vincenzo Monti, Andrea Appiani and Carlo Porta.
| Neighborhood: | Stazione Centrale |
| Address: | Via San Gregorio |
| Milan, 20124 |