Saint Lucius, Brugherio

The pieces travelled over ten kilometers through the Naviglio della Martesana arriving at the river port of "Mattalino Bridge",[7] where they were unloaded near Count Andreani's property.

[12] Villa Sormani and the little church's last owners, the Stanzani family, decided to sell the complex to the Brugherio Commune in 1987,[13] which from 1992 to 1994[14] restored the chapel to its former appearance.

Since the little church was to be used as a noble family's place of worship rather than a Franciscan chapel, Albertolli decided to enhance the exterior with Neoclassical features to compensate for its plain appearance.

[16] The building, with a quadrangular layout, stands on a high base, a wide stairway leading up to the Neoclassical tetrastyle entrance; on the opposite (north) side, there is a sacristy.

[17] The facade is marked by ionic pillars that support the triangular tympanum on a cornice bearing an attic; furthermore, the chapel is crowned by a circular tambour and a hemispherical dome.

[20] Finally, placed on a parapet, the altar is decorated with paintings of the four evangelists on the sides of the tabernacle, which is surmounted by a portrait of Saint Lucius.

The Exterior