Plague Column

Monument erected in 1644 to commemorate the plague epidemic that devastated the area in 1629-1630

It is a monument erected in 1644 to commemorate the plague epidemic that devastated the area and all of northern Italy in 1629-1630. The monument consists of a pedestal on which rests a Tuscan-style column, which supports a small stepped structure on which a Greek cross is placed. The materials of the entire composition are granite and iron. In reassembling the cross and raising it, a rusty shrine was found, in which there was a simple sheet accompanied by 11 Relics closed in paper envelopes, sealed with an Easter candle, as authentic.

Address:

Piazza San Vittore, Rho MI

Open for visits:

yes

A monument in the central square of the city

The Cross of the Plague was placed in the Piazza Maggiore, in front of the Basilica of San Vittore and at the entrance to the Pasqué road. In this position it is depicted in numerous postcards of the early twentieth century, even after 1923 when the toponym takes the name of San Vittore Square. It was moved next to the church in 1927 for alleged reasons of hindrance to city traffic, although there are those who claim that the real reason for the move was that it was located right in front of the balcony of a fascist hierarch. In 1998, on the occasion of the redevelopment of San Vittore Square, the column was repositioned in the original place where it still stands.