5/5 Fabio C. 1 year ago on Google • 202 reviews
The
church
of
San
Bernardino
in
Pignolo
was
built
in
the
second
half
of
the
15th
century,
after
the
canonization
of
the
Saint,
probably
as
a
chapel
reserved
for
nobles
and
rich
merchants.
Cited
in
a
notarial
deed
of
1511
and
in
two
wills,
respectively
of
1514
and
1528,
it
was
reconsecrated
by
Bishop
Milani
in
1593,
probably
after
a
restoration.
We
can
assume
two
different
construction
phases,
with
the
part
of
the
presbytery
which
should
have
been
an
addition
in
the
sixteenth
century
to
the
original
fifteenth-century
structure.
In
1876
a
renovation
took
place,
which
partially
altered
the
original
characteristics
of
the
building,
with
the
modification
of
the
external
elevations
and
some
internal
parts.
The
first
three
arches
should
have
remained
intact,
but
the
roof
of
the
presbytery
and
that
of
the
nave
were
modified,
repeating
the
original
structure.
The
lateral
pointed
arches,
which
lead
into
the
individual
chapels,
are
certainly
nineteenth-century.
A
subsequent
restoration
was
carried
out
in
1926,
following
the
urban
transformations
of
the
area.
From
its
origins
the
church
was
the
seat
of
a
"schola"
of
Disciplini
or
Flagellants,
a
brotherhood
that
combined
the
common
practices
of
piety
with
the
collective
exercise
of
flagellation,
called
"discipline".
In
1806,
following
the
Napoleonic
decree
dissolving
confraternities,
oratories
and
lay
associations,
the
"Schola
dei
Disciplini
of
San
Bernardino"
also
ceased
to
exist.
Inside
are
the
paintings
by
Giampaolo
Cavagna
from
the
second
half
of
the
sixteenth
century
and
the
altarpiece
by
Lorenzo
Lotto,
dated
1521,
depicting
the
Madonna
enthroned
with
Child
and
saints.
The
pre-conciliar
Mass
is
celebrated
in
this
church
4 people found this review helpful 👍
