Il Santuario di San Pietro Martire

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San Carlo 20822 Seveso, (MB)

+39 0362 70978

http://www.camminosanpietro.it/lib/File/SANTUARIO%20S.%20PIETRO.pdf

Getting there by public transport
The Sanctuary is located halfway between Milan and Como and can be reached by bus lines operated by the Autoguidovie Monza Brianza. For information, please visit: http://monzabrianza.autoguidovie.it/

Seveso can also be reached by train (S2 Meda-Seveso-Palazzolo-Bovisa and Asso - Seveso - Milan line).
For information on accessibility of rail transport, please visit:
http://www.trenord.it/it/assistenza/viaggiatori-con-disabilita.aspx

Parking area
It is possible to park along Via San Carlo on the blue stripes.

Information for visitors
The Sanctuary of San Pietro Martire is part of the "Cammino di San Pietro", the ancient route from Cantù to Seveso.
For more information, please visit: http://www.camminosanpietro.it/

Entrance
Through a two leaf gate (188 cm wide each) you reach the churchyard, which has a compact paved surface.
The entrance to the church presents in succession: 2 steps (15 cm high each), a double leaf door (156 cm wide each) and a hinged door (94 cm wide).

 Getting around
The Sanctuary was built in the middle of the seventeenth century in memory of the martyrdom of San Pietro da Verona, whose relics are in the crypt. The interior of the church has three naves accessible without obstacles; the two side chapels, with the oldest frescoes of the building, can be reached by passing three steps (12 cm high each).

The sanctuary has benches with kneelers (seat height: 46 cm).
The altar can be reached by passing 2 steps (16 cm high each); the crypt is reached from the altar, passing in succession: a passageway (111 cm wide), 7 steps (18 cm high each) and another passageway (84 cm wide).

The church is connected to the former seminary by two consecutive double leaf doors (87 cm wide each) located in the right aisle near the main altar.
Numerous events are organized in the cloister of the former seminar.