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Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso

The land on which it rises to ridosso of the ditch that encircled the city bulwark of Como, came cleared in the 1236 from the canonical Erasmo Campacci that before constructed one to you churchestta in honor of the SS. Announced. Hour comes called Church of the SS. Crocifisso because of the leggendario crocefisso ligneo trecentesco carried in processione the Saint friday of every year. In 1529 when a processione of pilgrims, which it had not been given the permission to exceed the border, place to defense of the enemy raids, in proximity of the city, on the bridge of saint Bartolomeo was blocked from two large chains that obstructed the passage. The tradition wants that the protatore of the cross, folded, hit one of the chains that miraculously yielded. The ring which it was assured uprooted. The case, is true is false, is not then of all the incredible one, but nonstane such miracle is much simple one and near the possible one, the extraordinary devozione around to this object is still vivida. The inner space of the church is conceived in only navata and conserve frescoes of the Morazzone and of the intelvese Carl Carloni, while more it delays neoclassica facade is of Luigi Fontana.