page_title: Giambellino-Lorenteggio
section_title: Church of Saint Protasius
hierarchical_section_title: Giambellino-Lorenteggio / Church of Saint Protasius
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Oratorio di San Protaso vescovo, via Lorenteggio, Milano
context_page_description: Giambellino and Lorenteggio are two historical and populous residential neighborhoods of Milan, Italy. Together, they form a district, part of the Zone 6 administrative division of Milan.
  The district is centered along two parallel streets, Via Giambellino and Via Lorenteggio, that extend from the south-west of Milan outwards to the border of the comune of Corsico. These two main streets house a number of shops and stores, and together form a peripheral shopping district. The area is nevertheless mainly residential, with both high-income housing and low-income housing.
context_section_description: Via Lorenteggio and Via Giambellino have very few historical buildings, as most buildings were realized in the 1960s or later; yet, the district has a very unusual landmark in the medieval church of Saint Protasius. This is a very small and simple church, which was scheduled for demolition when the modern street of Via Lorenteggio was built. The local population strongly opposed this decision; in fact, as the church is so small, it could be preserved by enclosing it in the traffic island separating the two lanes of Lorenteggio. Although of little architectonic value, the church is very ancient (dating back at least to the 11th century), has some interesting (although badly preserved) frescos, and is strongly connected to the Milanese tradition. According to a well known legend, for example, Frederick I Barbarossa prayed in this church before the siege of Milan.
caption: Church of Saint Protasius
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