Church of St. Edward, Busto Arsizio

Construction of the church began on 24 June 1938 and was consecrated by Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster on 12 October 1939.

[2] In 1936, plans to construct a larger church for the Cascina Brughetto began.

[3] Construction of the church began on 24 June 1938 and was finished and consecrated on 12 October 1939 by Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster.

[b][8] The church celebrates its patron saint day on the second Sunday of October every year.

[12] The interior of the church is decorated with frescos, painted by Ernesto Bergagna and Giuseppe Magini.

At the back of the altar there is a large mosaic, representing the trinity, made by the ‘Beato Angelico’ school.

Magini chose these frescos to represent the prayer of the Profession of faith,[14] and they terminate on the church's main arch with the words ' Tu solo Signore hai parole di vita eterna (Only you Lord have the words of eternal life).

[7] The church was meant to have a decorated Cornice, which would have depicted various scenes of Jesus Christ's life, but due to lack of funds this couldn't be achieved [21] The church's bell tower was constructed in 2002–2003, and opened in 2003.

The construction of the steel frame though, began in 1946, but due to lack of funds it wasn't completed for another 57 years.

Cardinal Schuster consecrating the foundation stone of the church
The Church of Saint Eurosia
Construction of the Façade, 1938
The Church in 1939
The Oratorio on St. Edward's day, 2024
The church decorated for the patron saint day festival
Drawing of the Church of St. Edward, notice the incomplete bell tower
The first proposed design of the church
The second proposed design of the church
Interior of the church of Saint Edward
The organ of the church of Saint Edward
The Maranatha fresco
The Portico of the church in the late 1970s. It has since been renovated
The bell tower of the church of Saint Edward
Don Ambrogio Gianotti
Tomb of Ambrogio Gianotti
Construction of the Abside, 1938
Construction of the interior, 1938
Don Gianotti and Cardinal Schuster, on the church's opening day