San Paolo Converso

San Paolo Converso is a former Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Church of Saint Paul
(Chiesa di San Paolo Converso)
Façade of the church.
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceMilan
StatusInactive
Location
LocationMilan, Italy
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
Architect(s)Giovan Battista Crespi; Galeazzo Alessi
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1546
Completed1631

Built in 1546-1580 for the convent of the Order of the Angeliche, it has a nave with barrel vault with a wall dividing the church reserved to the nuns to that for the common faithful, like in San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore.

The Baroque façade was designed in 1613 by Giovan Battista Crespi. The interior houses canvasses from the Cremonese masters Giulio, Antonio and Vincenzo Campi. The hall of the nuns had once a Pentecost by Simone Peterzano, now in the nearby church of Sant'Eufemia.

The church is now privately owned.

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