Saint Bartholomew, Classical church building in Brugherio, Italy.
Saint Bartholomew is the oldest parish church of Brugherio, with a Greek-cross plan and three naves divided by arches on twin Doric columns of stone. Architect Giacomo Moraglia rebuilt the facade and presbytery from 1854, and Leo Sorteni extended the naves to 42 metres in 1939. Its bell tower rises 36.8 metres.
Charles Borromeo founded the parish between 1578 and 1582, consecrating the church to Saint Bartholomew in 1582. On 27 May 1613 part of the relics of the Magi was moved here from the church of Sant'Ambrogio under parish priest Francesco Bernardino Paleario. Giacomo Moraglia rebuilt it from a first stone laid on 1 April 1854, and Leo Sorteni extended the naves to 42 metres, with consecration by October 1939.
The parish keeps relics of the Magi: part of them was moved here from the church of Sant'Ambrogio on 27 May 1613 under parish priest Francesco Bernardino Paleario, after Federico Borromeo's recognition. Inside, frescoes by Giovanni Valtorta, called by Father Giuseppe Maroni, are still visible, and Father Michael Rotti (1884–1894) installed the side pulpits and the Tornaghi organ.
The church is located in central Brugherio and can be accessed via Piazza Roma. Visits are possible during regular opening hours, which align with religious services held throughout the week.
The bell tower reaches 36.8 metres, the figure given in the parish sources. Its present form dates from the 18th century, and it was altered again in the 19th and 20th centuries, so it is not the medieval tower one might assume beside a church founded as a parish in 1578.
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