The Monumental Cemetery of Codogno () is located in the city of Codogno, an Italian comune in the province of Lodi, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is located just outside the town center, between the church of Caravaggio and the municipal hospital.
History
The cemetery has a rectangular layout and consists of three courtyards, the result of expansions following its original construction. On 2 June 2020 (Republic Day), the Italian president, Sergio Mattarella, visited the cemetery to pay tribute to the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Famous people buried
Raimondo Pandini (1810–1889), politician, first mayor of Sant'Angelo Lodigiano after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy , (1894-1959), first mayor of Codogno after the Liberation and member of the Constituent Assembly Giuseppe Novello, (1897-1988), painter , (1923-2010), comic book artist Pino Pagani, (1937-2023) freelance journalist and radio speaker
Gallery
See also
Cemetery
Bibliography Palazzina D., Cenni storici di Codogno, Milano 1964, pp. 234-235
References
External links
Cimitero Monumentale di Codogno on LombardiaBeniCulturali, Regione Lombardia