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Scala · Milan

San Fedele Church and Museum

Chiesa di San Fedele - Museo San Fedele

Place of worship

The Jesuit church that Carlo Borromeo commissioned in the 16th century, the model for Counter-Reformation church design across Lombardy, two minutes from La Scala. The Jesuits' museum adds paintings and reliquaries from the 14th century to today, with works by Tintoretto, Peterzano, Lucio Fontana and Jannis Kounellis.

Address
Piazza San Fedele 4, 20121 Milano
Hours
Museum Wed-Sun 14:00-18:00 (ticket desk closes 17:45); church open for services
Best time to go
Afternoon · About 45 min
Price
Church free; Museo San Fedele EUR 5, under 18 and university students EUR 3 (sanfedeleartefede.it, 2026)
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • Manzoni's statue stands in the square outside; he fell on the church steps in 1873 shortly before his death.
  • Museum hours can change for special liturgies.
  • The Tamburini organ was built in 1979 for La Scala and given to the church in 2010.

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