Chiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan

Church dedicated to St. Satiri, who was the brother of St. Ambrose. The image of Our Lady with Child Jesus above the main altar is miraculous, because a soldier struck the neck of the Child in anger and it started to bleed. This blood spot is still visible, as well as blood stains on the hand of Mary underneath that spot. The apse behind the altar is a genius work of deceptive perspective effect. It seems painted from further away, but is actually in 3D and from all sides it seems about 5-8 meters deep, while in reality it is about 1 m.

Fantastic place with a lot of history of the Italian Renaissance, everything super renovated and beautiful. There is this Wooow effect when looking to the best perspective of Donato Bramante. He was a legendary architect (artist, an universal man) that lived in Milan during Ludovico Sforza's govern. They decided to build this church after listening to a miracle happened about 200 years before, when a drunk man passed in front of the small chapel with the painting of Madonna and Jesus (which now is on the main church altar) and stab Jesus neck. People said it started bleeding. But the problem of building the church at that place was the lack of space on the back side. Bramante managed to do the perspective trick and an incredible illusion of 9,6m depth, while he had only 0,96m available. Even Leonardo da Vinci was involved in the buiding of this church as Carlo Pedretti tells us. (I am a researcher of Renaissance and da Vinci. For a street walk in Milan see airbnb experiences)

We fall in tears when our family prays together in this beautiful church, this place have a great aura in spirit.

Our host in Milan recommended we visit this wonderful church and I am indebted to Vasco for his advice. What a find! Designed by the famous Renaissance architect Bramante - chief architect of St Peter’s in Rome - the church sits quietly set back amidst the hubbub of Via Torino’s gawdy shops and noisy traffic. Inside you are in for a treat. Bramante’s trick with perspective and design leads you into thinking there’re is a deep fourth transept when actually there is none. Incredible workmanship and skill. Go and see it!

Small church smacked between buildings. Enter from main road. Unique design inside the church and near to the Duomo.