Chiesa dei Santi Silvestro e Martino
Chiesa dei Santi Silvestro e Martino stands at Viale Lazio 19 in Milan as a Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint Sylvester I and Saint Martin of Tours. Red brickwork and white plaster bands shape the exterior, while three naves form a Latin-cross plan inside. Marble columns separate the naves, and statues and paintings include works by Giuseppe Valerio Egger and Marino Ronchi.
Local women, including Maria Vajani Frumento and Mrs Gonzales, proposed the church during Milan’s 1930s urban changes under the Berruto plan. Mario Cavallè designed it, and construction of the three naves began in 1938 after the first stone was laid on 31 December 1937. Bombing in 1943 caused severe damage, while Ottavio Cabiati and Luigi Brambilla guided reconstruction before Easter 1946. Interior work continued through 1957, with the transept and dome added by the early 1970s.
The church was consecrated on 10 November 1972, although financial constraints left some elements unfinished.
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