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In the Madonna di Dio ‘l Sa
sanctuary, on the Nerviano’s border, raised on a rural chapel ruins owned by S.
Ambrogio’s monks.
This Church is retained by someone a Donato Bramante’s work, but it is more credible to think that the architect is his pupil, maybe the humiliated friar Giacomo Lampugnano, a man from Legnano who minded the S. Magno’s Church works. We don’t even certainly know when it was built, but it was probably erected in the XVI century: indeed the consecration was in 1551. In the VII century the Church had its most advancement: in this period were built the S. Ambrogio, S. Carlo, S. Giacomo and S. Filippo’s sculptures, made with gypsum; placed inside the Church, and the others, S. Cristoforo and S. Antonio’s, placed outside. We can also see a date written on one of the pillars, 1626, which is the year of the renovation. Because of its isolated position, this Church was used to host people with contagious diseases, already in S. Carlo’s age. Then, every time there was a cholera epidemic, people used to appeal to Virgin Mary, giving her the custody of the sick ones.
With the decree of the 4th June 1914, the Madonna di Dio ‘l Sa’s sanctuary has been declared a national monument.
The discussed matter about the right name of the Church ( “Madonna di Olzate” or “Madonna di Dio il Sa”) isn’t resolved yet. The word “Olzate” derive from “olza”, with the ancient meaning of “ section of farming land enclosed by ditches and hedges”, and so monks named it “Madonna dell’Olza” because of its position. We think that the “Madonna di Olzate” appellation has been changed by the citizens in “Dio ul sa”, that means “God knows”, just because God only knows if the Church used to rise on Parabiago or Nerviano.
This Church is retained by someone a Donato Bramante’s work, but it is more credible to think that the architect is his pupil, maybe the humiliated friar Giacomo Lampugnano, a man from Legnano who minded the S. Magno’s Church works. We don’t even certainly know when it was built, but it was probably erected in the XVI century: indeed the consecration was in 1551. In the VII century the Church had its most advancement: in this period were built the S. Ambrogio, S. Carlo, S. Giacomo and S. Filippo’s sculptures, made with gypsum; placed inside the Church, and the others, S. Cristoforo and S. Antonio’s, placed outside. We can also see a date written on one of the pillars, 1626, which is the year of the renovation. Because of its isolated position, this Church was used to host people with contagious diseases, already in S. Carlo’s age. Then, every time there was a cholera epidemic, people used to appeal to Virgin Mary, giving her the custody of the sick ones.
With the decree of the 4th June 1914, the Madonna di Dio ‘l Sa’s sanctuary has been declared a national monument.
The discussed matter about the right name of the Church ( “Madonna di Olzate” or “Madonna di Dio il Sa”) isn’t resolved yet. The word “Olzate” derive from “olza”, with the ancient meaning of “ section of farming land enclosed by ditches and hedges”, and so monks named it “Madonna dell’Olza” because of its position. We think that the “Madonna di Olzate” appellation has been changed by the citizens in “Dio ul sa”, that means “God knows”, just because God only knows if the Church used to rise on Parabiago or Nerviano.
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