San Vito in Pasquirolo, Milan

San Vito in Pasquirolo is a late-Mannerist or early-Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church, located on Largo Corsia dei Servi 4, in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Church of San Vito in Pasquirolo
(Chiesa di San Vito in Pasquirolo)
Façade of the church.
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceMilan
StatusActive
Location
LocationMilan, Italy
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
TypeChurch

History

The church was built on the site of the ancient Frigidarium of the Thermae Herculianae ("Baths of Hercules") of Roman Mediolanum. It was erected after 1621, on the projects of Giovanni Pietro Orobono; the portal was designed by Luigi Miradori in 1626-1627. After World War II, targeted demolitions have recreated a small pasture or "Pasquirolo" after which the site was named. After being closed for decades, in 2007 the church has been gtranted for use by Archbishop Dionigi Tettamanzi to the Patriarchate of Moscow.[1][2] Recently restored, it reopened in 2015.

The façade is in the Baroque style it is divided into two horizontal bands culminating at the top by a triangular pediment. The portal, at the center of the lower end, has a small porch with pediment supported by columns. The interior, with a nave with side chapels, decorated with elegant simplicity with stucco and frescoes (the latter in poor condition, as restored) by the brothers Fiammenghini.

References
  1. Valli, Aldo Maria (2009). Voi mi sarete testimoni: Dionigi Tettamanzi arcivescovo a Milano (1st ed.). Milan: Rizzoli. ISBN 9788817036610.
  2. Calvesi, Maurizio; Zuccari, Alessandro (2008). Da Caravaggio ai Caravaggeschi. Rome: CAM Editrice. p. 63. ISBN 8890484209.
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