San Bernardino's Church origins date to 1145 when a hospital and a cemetery were built in front of the basilica of Santo Stefano Maggiore. The Ossuary was built in 1210 when the adjacent cemetery ran out of space; a church was attached in 1269.
The Ossuary was restored for the first time in 1679 by Giovanni Andrea Biffi, who modified the facade and decorated the walls of the ossuary with human skulls and tibiae.
Church and Ossuary from the outside:
Inside the Ossuary:
The fresco on the ossuary's vault was painted in 1695 by Sebastiano Ricci, and is called Triumph of Souls and Flying Angels:
Altar:
Inside the church proper:
The Ossuary was restored for the first time in 1679 by Giovanni Andrea Biffi, who modified the facade and decorated the walls of the ossuary with human skulls and tibiae.
Church and Ossuary from the outside:
Inside the Ossuary:
The fresco on the ossuary's vault was painted in 1695 by Sebastiano Ricci, and is called Triumph of Souls and Flying Angels:
Altar:
Inside the church proper:
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