Maria Regina Pacis Church, Catholic church in Gallaratese district, Milan, Italy.
Maria Regina Pacis Church is a modern church building in the Gallaratese district featuring a polygonal prism form with exposed brick walls and a glass entrance facade. The interior houses a single rhomboidal nave with a weekday chapel and baptismal font positioned on opposite sides of the entry.
Archbishop Montini established the parish in 1961 to serve the expanding Gallaratese district, with construction completed in 1966. The building arose during Milan's post-war growth period as part of the city's effort to provide religious facilities for new neighborhoods.
The parish takes its name from Mary, Queen of Peace, chosen when Archbishop Montini erected it in 1961. The glazed front corner, filled with Ernesto Bergagna's abstract discs in green and blue, is the element visitors notice first from the street.
The church stands in the Gallaratese district, at the coordinates 45.49627, 9.11751. The glazed front corner marks the entrance, and the weekday chapel and baptistery sit on either side of it. The parish rooms occupy the low parallelepiped volume beneath the raised polygonal church.
The architectural design by Monsignor Valerio Vigorelli demonstrates how church design evolved during Milan's post-war urban transformation. The building serves as an example of how religious architecture adapted to serve new city quarters and reflect changing approaches to sacred space.
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