page_title: Legnano
section_title: Religious architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Legnano / Main sights / Religious architecture
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Al centro dell'immagine, il Teatro Città di Legnano
context_page_description: Legnano is an Italian town and comune in the north-westernmost part of the Province of Milan, about 20 kilometres from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the Alto Milanese and is crossed by the Olona river.
  The history of Legnano and its municipal area has been traced back to the 1st millennium BC via archaeological evidence. Already in remote times, in fact, the hills that line the Olona proved to be habitable places. The town was established in 1261.
  Because of the historic victory of the Lombard League over Frederick Barbarossa at Legnano, it is the only town other than Rome named in the Italian national anthem. Every year the people of Legnano commemorate the battle with Palio di Legnano. In the institutional sphere, on 29 May, the date of the battle of Legnano, it was chosen as the regional holiday of Lombardy.
context_section_description: Basilica of San Magno. It is dedicated to the Saint Magnus, who was Archbishop of Milan from 518 to 530. The church was built from 1504 to 1513 in the Renaissance-style and likely design by Donato Bramante. The bell tower was added between the years 1752 and 1791. On 18 March 1950, Pope Pious XII named the Basilica of San Magno a minor basilica. The interior of the basilica church is adorned with numerous first-class examples of Lombard Renaissance artwork. Examples are Gian Giacomo Lampugnani's frescoes of the main vault, the remains of 16th century paintings by Evangelista Luini, the frescoes of the main chapel by Bernardino Lanini, and the altarpiece by Giampietrino. The item of greatest significance, however, is a polyptych by Bernardino Luini that is widely considered by art historians to be his masterpiece.
  Church of Sant'Ambrogio. It is the oldest church in the city. The chapel on which the church was built was dedicated to Saint Nazaro. It was later dedicated to Saint Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan between 374 and 397. The first quotation of a church dedicated to Saint Ambrose in Legnano is contained in a document of 1389 written by Geoffrey da Bussero.
  Santuario of Madonna delle Grazie. It was named after Our Lady of Graces in 1610 for a miracle against three deaf-mute boys. In the 16th-century where the miracle happened was built a chapel then enlarged in the Santuario of Madonna delle Grazie.
  Santuario of Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù. It is a church-sanctuary of the Discalced Carmelites. Laying the first stone on 2 October 1931, it was consecrated on 13 September 1933 by cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster. He has been a parish priest since 1964. It is dedicated to Thérèse of Lisieux.
  Church of Sant'Erasmo. The history of the church of Sant'Erasmo is linked to the hospice probably founded by Bonvesin da la Riva, a 13th-century Lombard poet and writer. It was consecrated to Erasmus of Formia and opened to worship in 1490.
  Church of San Bernardino. It is dedicated to Bernardino of Siena. Consecrated in the 17th century, it was built on the ruins of an ancient oratory on the proposal of Carlo Borromeo. The first traces of documents date back to 1650.
  Church of Santa Rita. The first documented reports of the church of Santa Rita (or of the Purificazione, en. "of the Purification") date back to 1584, when cardinal Carlo Borromeo elevated it to a religious building of reference for the quartier of Legnanello. On August 13, 1898, cardinal Andrea Carlo Ferrari erected it as a parish priest, a function he had until 1902, when the new church of Santissimo Redentore was inaugurated. It is dedicated to Rita of Cascia
  Church of San Martino. Today's church of San Martino is from the 15th century, but a building with this name and dedicated to Martin of Tours was on the list left by the historian Geoffrey da Bussero, dated 1389. The church is therefore a refurbishment building of another much older one.
  Church of Madonnina dei Ronchi. It was built in 1641 after a descendant of Oldrado II Lampugnani gave permission to turn the family chapel into a church. It is located along strada statale del Sempione. It is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus.
  Church of Santa Maria Maddalena. It was built in 1728 to give to quartier of Ponzella a church. It was the religious landmark building of the community until 1975 when the church of San Giovanni Battista was consecrated. It is dedicated to Mary Magdalene.
  Church of Santi Magi. Dedicated to the Biblical Magi, it is a reference to the quartier of Olmina and its construction dates back to the early 18th century. It is located near farmhouses known in legnanese dialect as cascina dul Mina, named after changed in cascina Ulmina (it. "cascina Olmina").
  Church of Santa Teresa d'Ávila. Located in the quartier of Mazzafame, it was built between 1728 and 1779. It was built on small oratory (11 x 5.5 m). The exteriors are simple plaster to hide the stone mixed with the bricks. Worth mentioning is a wooden crucifix, the work of Tyrolean crafts from the early 1800s, preserved inside the church. There
caption: In the center of the image, the Teatro città di Legnano.
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