| Cernusco sul Naviglio | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Altitude | 133 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 13.33 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 34.980 (2019) | |
| Prefix tel | 39 02 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 20063 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Rocco and Santa Maria Assunta (August 16) | |
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Cernusco sul Naviglio is a city of Lombardy belonging to the metropolitan city of Milan.
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Background
In Roman times the territory of Cernusco sul Naviglio was crossed by an important Roman road, the Via Gallica. Until the mid-nineteenth century the town was called Cernusco Asinario. In the Lombard period the territory of Cernusco belonged to the Basilica of Monza. Later it passed to the Pieve di Gorgonzola. In 1443 Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, approved the project for a canal capable of irrigating the countryside near Cernusco, as well as operating the mills in the area. The works were started by Bertola da Novate and ended in 1457. In the 13th century Cernusco Asinario became a fief of the Della Torre, subsequently defeated by the Visconti, who took over this fief. In the fifteenth century, under the Sforza, the town was assigned to the Visconti Marliani, to then pass to the Trivulzio family. In the 17th century the fiefdom was acquired by the Serbelloni. In the twentieth century, as one of the many municipalities of Lombardy, Cernusco followed the events of the Kingdom of Italy and the Fascist regime up to the Resistance.
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- 1 Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Via Cardinal Ferrari, 1, ☎ 39 02 9240080. The provost church of Santa Maria Assunta is the parish church of Cernusco sul Naviglio, in the metropolitan city and archdiocese of Milan; is at the head of the deanery of Cernusco sul Naviglio.
- 2 Sanctuary of Santa Maria Addolorata, Via Lungo Naviglio, 22. The first documents concerning the church date back to 1119, but recent findings allow the construction to date back to at least the 9th century. Starting from 1642 it was radically transformed, passing from a plan with two asymmetrical naves to a single nave. The fresco of Our Lady of Sorrows in the external chapel was only restored and not brought inside, as indicated by Cardinal Federico Borromeo in 1602. In 1837 the new presbytery was opened, breaking through the wall to the east and the new altar was placed. separated from the nave by a variegated red marble balustrade with rectangular mirrors in black Ravenna marble. In the altar were also placed a terracotta statue representing the dead Jesus (seventeenth century) and one of the Virgin (eighteenth century), in carved and painted wood, depicting the traditional iconography of the Addolorata, in red dress and blue mantle, both with golden flowers, and the chest pierced by seven swords. A cloud, with cherub heads, in silver wood, is the base for the simulacrum. In the church there is also a wooden crucifix from the 17th century. A stained glass window dated 1562, depicting the Pietà, probably made by the Bavarian glass schools, was placed on the façade in 1934. In 1998 the new bronze portal was built, based on a design by Felice Frigerio, in whose tiles the theme of Mary is depicted Mother of the Church and a new altar has recently been inaugurated. The Sanctuary has a rich collection of ex-votos. The Sanctuary feast falls on the third Sunday of September.
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