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150:Denomination
1124:(1784–1801)
1118:(1681–1693)
1116:Federico II
1112:(1584–1595)
1106:(1450–1453)
1100:(1354–1361)
1094:(1342–1354)
1092:Giovanni II
1088:(1262–1295)
1042:(1412–1447)
1036:(1402–1412)
1030:(1378–1402)
1024:(1354–1385)
1018:(1354–1378)
1016:Galeazzo II
1012:(1354–1355)
1006:(1349–1354)
1000:(1339–1349)
994:(1329–1339)
988:(1322–1327)
976:(1277–1294)
336:gabled roof
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268:, northern
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1401:Categories
1149:Bereguardo
986:Galeazzo I
520:References
419:Waldensian
380:Carmelites
282:Romanesque
252:Demolished
246:Romanesque
197:Dedication
184:Carmelites
159:Waldensian
98:45°27′39″N
1264:Pagazzano
1244:Mirabello
1055:Valentina
1010:Matteo II
998:Luchino I
859:672300144
830:800798480
790:249727470
384:Josephist
166:Tradition
101:9°11′18″E
1356:Biscione
1328:Churches
1309:Vigevano
1304:Vercelli
1279:Piacenza
1204:Galliate
1179:Cherasco
980:Matteo I
888:50948740
448:cauldron
126:Location
1319:Vogogna
1314:Voghera
1299:Urgnano
1269:Pandino
1234:Massino
1224:Locarno
1219:Legnano
1209:Invorio
1184:Cislago
1159:Binasco
1154:Bergamo
1110:Gaspare
1098:Roberto
1022:Bernabò
772:Sources
312:History
191:History
139:Country
1254:Novara
1214:Jerago
1194:Cusago
1189:Crenna
1144:Angera
1086:Ottone
992:Azzone
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131:20123
1274:Pavia
1249:Monza
1239:Milan
962:Lords
461:Today
403:Paris
294:crypt
270:Italy
266:Milan
237:Style
143:Italy
133:Milan
1229:Lodi
964:and
884:OCLC
874:ISBN
855:OCLC
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