San Michele in Bosco
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San Michele in Bosco is a religious complex in Bologna
, central Italy, including the church with the same name and the annexed Olivetan
monastery. The latter was acquired in 1955 by the municipality of Bologna, to house an orthopedic center
named.
Located on a hill not far from the city's historical center, the area housed monastic structures as early as the 4th century AD. In 1364 the Olivetans settled here by will of Pope Urban V
. After the church was destroyed in 1430, they rebuilt it in different period, mostly finishing it by 1523. The church has a Renaissance-style façade designed by Biagio Rossetti
and his workshop, and a marble portal by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The interior has a nave with four side chapels, and a presbytery
.
The convent was finished in the late 16th century. It has an octagonal cloister, with frescoes by the Carracci school.
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, central Italy, including the church with the same name and the annexed Olivetan
Olivetans
The Olivetans, or the Order of Our Lady of Mount Olivet, are a monastic order formally recognised in 1344. They have formed the Olivetan Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation since 1960.-History:...
monastery. The latter was acquired in 1955 by the municipality of Bologna, to house an orthopedic center
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
named.
Located on a hill not far from the city's historical center, the area housed monastic structures as early as the 4th century AD. In 1364 the Olivetans settled here by will of Pope Urban V
Pope Urban V
Pope Urban V , born Guillaume Grimoard, was Pope from 1362 to 1370.-Biography:Grimoard was a native of Grizac in Languedoc . He became a Benedictine and a doctor in Canon Law, teaching at Montpellier and Avignon...
. After the church was destroyed in 1430, they rebuilt it in different period, mostly finishing it by 1523. The church has a Renaissance-style façade designed by Biagio Rossetti
Biagio Rossetti
Biagio Rossetti was an Italian architect and urbanist from Ferrara. A military engineer since 1483, and the ducal architect of Ercole I d'Este, in 1492 Rossetti was assigned the project of enlarging the city of Ferrara....
and his workshop, and a marble portal by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The interior has a nave with four side chapels, and a presbytery
Presbytery (architecture)
The presbytery is the name for an area in a church building which is reserved for the clergy.In the oldest church it is separated by short walls, by small columns and pilasters in the Renaissance ones; it can also be raised, being reachable by a few steps, usually with railings....
.
The convent was finished in the late 16th century. It has an octagonal cloister, with frescoes by the Carracci school.