Church of Saint Michael Archangel | |
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Provostal Church of Saint Michael Archangel | |
Location | Busto Arsizio, Lombardy |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Founded | 1000 (old church) 1652 (current church) |
Dedication | Saint Michael Archangel |
Consecrated | 1753 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Francesco Maria Richini |
Style | Baroque (church) Romanesque (bell tower) |
Years built | 1652–1796, expanded in 1937 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Milan |
Parish | Saint Michael Archangel |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Don Giorgio Fantoni
Don Fabio Ercoli Don Adriano Colombo |
The Church of St. Michael Archangel is one of the most important Catholic churches of Busto Arsizio. The church was constructed above an ancient Lombardic fortification, demolished at the beginning of the 12th century.[1]