Churches of Busto Arsizio

It was built in a few years between 1515 and 1522 under the guidance of Antonio da Lonate, who is said to have set the central plan, and "magistro Tomaxio ingeniero," probably Tommaso Rodari, author of the west and south portals, and perhaps of the loggia in the drum under the dome.

[10] The central plan of the building, for which a Bramantesque design has been hypothesized, consists of a rigorous cubic volume punctuated by pilasters and surmounted by an octagonal tiburium with spires and a lantern that interprets in lighter forms the typology of the Lombard tradition.

niches and pendentives, harks back to Leonardo's studies of centrally planned churches, while the drum with archivolt niches (the crown of the twelve saints) echoes the examples of Santa Maria Incoronata di Canepanova in Pavia, Incoronata in Lodi, and the basilica of Santa Maria della Croce in Crema).

The facade, completed between 1699 and 1701 by Domenico Valmagini, features a lower order of Ionic double pilasters, a short prothyrum with arched pediment, copper and bronze doors, statues and bas-reliefs.

[12] The interior, designed by architect Francesco Maria Richini, has several paintings by Busto painter Daniele Crespi, including Dead Christ with St. Dominic.

The square in front of the church was created by demolishing some pre-existing buildings and using the area of the old cemetery, predating the one that was later built just outside the village, in what is now Ugo Foscolo Park.

With its bell tower dating back to the 10th century, which constitutes the oldest architectural element of the town, it is located on the northern edge of the ancient village, in an area slightly higher than the rest of the settlement existing at that time.

Due to the project initiated by the then provost Don Luigi Brambillasca and funding from the province of Varese chaired by Marco Reguzzoni, in 2004 the church of San Michele saw a profound restoration of the load-bearing structures, some works of art and the exterior facade.

[15] In the winter chapel, built in 1991, is a wooden crucifix from the mid-14th century, which is used in the Good Friday service to commemorate Jesus' passion and death on the cross.

The church was consecrated in honor of the Holy Three Kings (Magi) and St. Edward the Confessor in memory of the main donor for the construction of the temple, knight of labor Edoardo Gabardi.

Erected in an area that was predominantly agricultural at the time,[22] it is dedicated to the Blessed of Busto, who was born in the nearby Cascina dei Poveri and to the Jesuit saint Aloysius Gonzaga, protector of students.

The exterior of the church has exposed brick walls, a gabled façade and a concrete portal surmounted by a glazed triangular tympanum.

The one of Blessed Giuliana is a mosaic by Torildo Conconi, who in 1984 reproduced a painting by Biagio Bellotti preserved in the Museum of Sacred Art of St. Michael the Archangel and dating from 1782.

[24] The celebration organized for the fiftieth anniversary of the church's elevation to parish status was also attended by the then Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi.

From that year onward it assumed that role itself in order to cope with the large population increase in the neighborhood that had sprung up around the church in the meantime.

[29] On the afternoon of April 16, 2010, during a violent thunderstorm, lightning struck the church's bell tower, causing some concrete blocks to fall.

[30] Built to a design by architect Camillo Crespi Balbi between 1912 and 1914 as the chapel of the Busto Arsizio hospital, it was dedicated to St. Joseph, the husband of Mary, the putative father of Jesus and the patron saint of workers.

Bustocco born Cardinal Eugenio Tosi, then bishop of Squillace, blessed the church, bell tower and consecrated the high altar on June 23, 1911.

The high altar with the white staircase behind is the work of Busto architect Richino Castiglioni, who also designed the back wall and the Blessed Sacrament chapel.

[38] The church was built along Favana Street, on an area that was still sparsely urbanized and located in the western part of Busto Arsizio, beyond the monumental cemetery.

[43] The stained glass windows, Stations of the Cross, crucifix, and altar of the new church were completed between 1952 and 1975, while it was not until 1982 that the side porches, which were already present in the original design, were built.

The parish church of Borsano is located in Don Antonio Gallarini Square and was built beginning in 1939 on land adjacent to where the 19th-century building, blessed in 1825 and demolished in 1943, stood.

The first Holy Mass was celebrated in 1932 by Don Antonio Marelli, who had already addressed the Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Ferrari, in 1904, pointing out to him the problem of the small capacity of the 18th-century church.

The original shrine, which featured a small open portico, stood on what was the meadow of Piscina (one of the four districts of the village of Busto Arsizio in medieval times).

Built starting in 1998 on land bought three years earlier,[69] it was consecrated on September 24, 2000 by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and dedicated to one of the most important bishops in the history of the archdiocese.

[73] A subsidiary of St. John the Baptist, its foundation stone was laid in 1363 at the behest of Cristoforo de Medicis and dedicated to a saint to whom the village was devoted, as a protector against fires.

The style of the church, belonging to the parish of St. John the Baptist, is Baroque and corresponds to the norms of St. Charles Borromeo and the poverty of the exterior.

As early as the 1960s, the colors had almost disappeared, and in 1985 the Folklore and Sports Club decided to commission the Busto painter Gigi Magugliani to create a new painting, which was then installed in place of the previous one.

[104] Shortly after the work was completed, on March 13, 1704, Cardinal Alberico Archinto sent the vicar forane Monsignor Curioni to Sacconago to bless the church.

[106] Named after the priest, the baptistery is a square baptismal church designed by Biagio Bellotti next to the Basilica of St. John the Baptist and built between 1749 and 1751.