Find A Grave - Provincia di Milano

Ambrose, Saint b. 340 d. 397
Archbishop of Milan, Roman Catholic Saint, Patron Saint of Milan. He is remembered as one of the most influential ecclesiastical leaders of the 4th century A.D. and was one of the four original Doctors of the Church. He is also credited with introducing hymnology from the Eastern Church into the West. Born Aurelius Ambrosius around 340 A.D. into a Roman Christian family at Trier, in present-day Germany, his father was the praetorian perfect of Gaul and his mother was an intellectual and pious...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: In Basilica's crypt, open to public on Ambrose's feast day
Ascari, Alberto b. July 13, 1918 d. May 26, 1955
European Race Car Driver. He was born into a motor racing family in Milan, Italy. His famous father Antonio Ascari was killed at the French Grand Prix when he was just seven. Alberto Ascari started his career racing motorcycles and then race cars. World War II interrupted his racing. During the war, Ascari started a road transportation business with a partner and hauled fuel to Musolini's armies in North Africa. Resuming his racing in the postwar, he won 47 international races in 56 starts...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Family
Ascari, Antonio b. September 15, 1888 d. July 26, 1925
Auto Racing Champion. A former car salesman, he began racing professionally in 1919, always driving Alfa Romeos. He won the Italian Grand Prix in 1924 and the European Grand Prix in 1925. Ascari was killed in a crash while competing in the French Grand Prix in July 1925. His son was auto racing legend Alberto Ascari, and the two are buried together. (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Aulenti, Gaetana 'Gae' b. December 4, 1927 d. November 1, 2012
Italian architect and designer. Best known as designer of the Orsay Museum in Paris. Graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan, her career is divided between the university teaching and the design and restructuring of important works, including the "National Museum of Catalan art" in Barcelona, the "Scuderie del Quirinale" in Rome, the Italian Pavilion at EXPO 92 in Sevilla, the National Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the renovation of...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Boito, Arrigo b. February 24, 1842 d. June 10, 1918
Composer, Librettist, Critic. He is remembered today for his opera "Mefistofele" and his collaborations with composer Giuseppe Verdi. Boito was born in Padua, Italy, of Italian-Polish descent. His early musical gifts enabled him to attend the Milan Conservatory on a scholarship and later to study abroad, during which he was introduced to Verdi in Paris. Moving to Milan in 1862, he was a member of the controversial Scapigliatura literary movement and penned sardonic verse condemning...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Corridor B/G. Familiar Grave
Bonetto, Felice b. June 9, 1903 d. November 21, 1953
Auto Race Car Driver. An prewar Alfa Romeo sports car driver, he had an opportunity in the inmediate postwar period with the Cisitalia team. He drove briefly for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. In 1952-53 he drove for Maserati doing a full Formula 1 program before his fatal crash at Mexico driving a Lancia during the Carrera Panamericana. Burial Place (ashes minus heart.):Cimetero Monumentale di Milano.Galleria de Levante, Colombaro No.6 Cassella No.35. (Bio by: 380W)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Borromeo, St. Carlo b. October 2, 1538 d. November 3, 1584
Roman Catholic Saint. He was made a Cardinal at age 22 by his uncle, Pope Pius IV. Shortly afterwards he was made Archbishop of Milan, and is best remembered for his work amongst the poor, especially during 1576 when Milan was struck by the plague. He spared no thought for his own health and sort accomodation for the sick and assisted in the burial of the dead. He was canonized in 1st November 1610, and his feast is celebrated on the 4th of November. He is the patron Saint of stomach diseases. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Cathedral of Milan, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Canova da Milano, Francesco b. August 18, 1497 d. January 2, 1543
Lutenist, Composer. Arguably the greatest lute player of the Renaissance, he was called "Il divino" ("The Divine"). Francesco was born in Monza, near Milan. From 1519 he was based in Rome, where he was employed at the Papal Courts of Leo X, Clement VII, and Paul III, as well as by Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici. He maintained close ties with his native region and was appointed a Canon at Milan's Basilica dei SS Apostoli e Nazaro Maggiore, a position he later resigned to marry a wealthy...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Scala (Defunct), Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Site now the La Scala Opera House
Catalani, Alfredo b. June 19, 1854 d. August 7, 1893
Italian Composer. His musical sympathies leaned closer to Wagner than Verdi, and he later attacked Puccini and other leaders of the "verismo" movement. Only one of Catalani's operas remains in the repertory, his last, "La Wally" (1892). He died of tuberculosis at 39. (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Chiari, Walter b. March 2, 1924 d. December 20, 1991
Actor. He is remembered for his films "Mi Tío Jacinto" (1956), "Bonjour Tristesse" (1958), "Campanadas a medianoche" (1965, released in USA as Chimes at Midnight) and "Capriccio all'italiana" (1968). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Civico Mausoleo Palanti. Way 5, Grave 83
Corelli, Franco b. April 8, 1921 d. October 31, 2003
Acclaimed Opera Tenor. This Italian singer made his debut 1951 in Spolento, as Don José in Carmen. From that moment on, he was to be apprechiated as one of the greatest opera singers in modern time, with a voice often compared with the great Caruso´s. He was a globetrotter in Opera, and have been performing the stages of repute: La Scala in Milan, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Covent Garden in London, and the Metropolitan in New York, where he made his debut in ”Il Trovatore.” (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Cosway, Maria b. 1759 d. January 5, 1838
Artist. Born Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Hadfield in Florence, Italy to English parents. Convent educated, her talent for art was recognized early and she studied both in Italy and England. At nineteen she was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. She traveled to England at the invitation of Angelica Kauffman who introduced her to society. She met Richard Cosway, who was well regarded as a miniature painter. They married in London on January 18, 1781. American Ambassador...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Santa Marie Delle Grazie, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
De Bono, Gen. Emilio b. March 19, 1866 d. January 11, 1944
General and Marshal of Italy. A senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He was promoted to general at the end of World War I ,and joined at the fascism. He led the march of the Camice Nere on Rome and soon after the birth of the Mussolini government he assumed the office of Director General of Public Security and first commander of the national militia. On 17 June 1924, following the killing of the deputy Giacomo Matteotti, he left his post as chief of police. He was later tried and forced to give up...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
Cassano d'Adda Cemetery, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Eielson, Jorge Eduardo b. April 13, 1924 d. March 8, 2006
Artist. He was born in Lima, Perú. He is considered one of the great Spanish-American artist of his time. His work was exhibited all around the world. In 1945, he was awarded with the National Award of Poetry in Perú. He moved to Italy in the 1950s and there is best known for his performances. His works was influenced by precolombine culture and he is remembered for the "knots" in his paintings. One of his most famous paintings is "La Última Cena." His last performance entitled "Vivere e un'...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Ferida, Luisa b. March 18, 1914 d. April 30, 1945
Actress. Real name Luigia Manfrini Farnè, she was considered one of the most popular wartime actresses. She landed roles in films such as "The Iron Crown," "The Sleeping Beauty," "All Life in One Night," "Tomb of the Angels," "The Last Good-bye" and "Jealousy." In 1942 she won the Best Italian Actress award. She was shot by communist partisans with actor Oswaldo Valenti, her partner on the screen and in real life. (Bio by: Mauro Enrico)
Cimitero Maggiore di Musocco, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Field #10, Grave # 1882
Ferrari, Andrea b. August 13, 1850 d. February 2, 1921
Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was created Cardinal on May 18, 1894, and was made Archbishop of Milan on May 21, 1894. He was beatified on May 10, 1987 by Pope John Paul II. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Cathedral of Milan, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Gaber, Giorgio b. January 25, 1939 d. January 1, 2003
Italian Actor, Composer, and Musician. He appeared in the films "Rossini! Rossini!" (1991), "Donna Tutta Sbagliata" (1988), "Il Minestrone" (1981), "Canzoni A Tempodi Twist" (1962), "Juke Box Urli D'Amore" (1960), and "Operation San Gennaro" (1967). He also appeared in the television mini series, "125 Milioni Dicaz...Ti" (2001).
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Famedio section
Giordano, Umberto b. August 28, 1867 d. November 12, 1948
Composer. A leader of the "verismo", or "realistic" movement of Italian opera. His music is notable for its vigorous melodies and dramatic effectiveness. He is best known for "Andrea Chenier" (1896). Giordano was born in Foggia, Italy. He became a musician against his father's wishes and studied rather erratically at the Naples Conservatory between 1880 and 1890, supporting himself as a stagehand. In 1889 he entered a competition for a one-act opera sponsored by the publisher Sonzogno; he...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Horowitz, Vladimir b. October 1, 1903 d. November 5, 1989
Pianist. Born in Kiev, in the Ukraine, the youngest of the four children of Samuel Horowitz and Sofie Bodik. His mother originally taught him to play; he then became a student of Sergio Tarnowsky, and Felix Blumenfeld. He made his concert debut at age 17, and at age 25 began to tour in Europe and US. He developed a flat finger technique to better control the tone and color of each note. His technique excited the audiences, and he became quite a sensation. As for his personal life, he married...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: In the crypt of his father-in-law, Arturo Toscanini.
Jannacci, Enzo b. June 3, 1935 d. March 29, 2013
Singer, Songwriter. Regarded by many as one of the leading figures of the Italian music scene during a career spanned more than fifty years. Born Vincenzo Jannacci, after completing his high school studies at the Istituto Alessandro Manzoni, he graduated in medicine at the University of Milan. His musical career began in the 50s after graduation in harmony, composition, conducting and eight years of piano at the Conservatory of Milan with Maestro Gian Luigi Centemeri. At the age of twenty, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Provincia di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Plot: Famedio

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