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Seregno
Art in Seregno: frescoes in the Oratory of Ss. Rocco
e Sebastiano and the windows of S. Benedetto
The collegiate church of S. Giuseppe, with its
central plan and dome, is monumental and has repeatedly
b een altered. Ermenegildo Pini, Giulio
Galliori and Giuseppe Piermarini all worked on its
18th-century passage from classicism to Neo-classicism.
The pronaos on the façade is by Ottavio
Cabiati (1944). The Oratory of Ss. Rocco e Sebastiano,
constructed in 1577, is notable and adorned
with a vast cycle of frescoes that combine the Luini-style
of the sanctuary in Saronno with an early
familiarity with innovations in Monza.
See also the Sanctuary of the Madonna dei
Vignaioli, enlarged in 185 9, and the Oratory of
S. Carlo , 17th-century, converted to a church in
1898, with its fine bas-relief in white marble of the
Madonna and Child, dating from the 15th century.
Just outside the town is the Sanctuary of S. Valeria,
a 17th-century complex rebuilt to a design by
Spirito Maria Chiappetta b etween 1930 and 1954
and with a remarkable collection of ex votos. The
abbey of S. Benedetto , constructed in the last
decade of the 19th century in L ombard neo-Romanesque
style, was extended in 19 31 to a design
by Cabiati. Wonderful 20th-century stained-glass
windows depict stories from Benedictine history
and that of Seregno.
Extending all around the town is the Parco della
Brianza Centrale, predominantly farmland,
where foot and cycle paths, c hildren’s play areas
and picnic spots have all b een created.
Monza and its province
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Seregno
celebrates
Between the end of April
and 1 May , the Sagra di S.
Valeria is a feast that attracts
stalls selling foodstuffs,
local products, costume
jewellery, household
items, clothing and exotic
artefacts to the streets of
the S. Valeria district. In
September, the Festa Popolare
Madonna della Campagna
proposes gastronomical
evenings with Brianza cuisine,
accompanied by music
played by fine orchestras.
Every year, the traditional
Fiera del Bestiame
(Livestock Fair) showcases
breeds of cows and sheep
typically found in Brianza.
The abbey of S. Benedetto