Chiesa di San Paolo
Chiesa di San Paolo stands in Milan’s Montalbino district as a neo-Romanesque church. Piero Palumbo designed it for the area’s growing community, blending Lombard basilica forms with Art Deco details.
Construction began in 1926, reached partial inauguration in 1928, and finished in 1932. Archbishop Ildefonso Schuster consecrated the church in 1934. Its gabled façade combines rows of arches, a raised central wall, and a small ornamental bell gable. Two smaller doors later joined the original entrance, while the planned bell tower never appeared.
Inside, three naves rise beneath broad arcades and a cross vault. Vanni Rossi’s presbytery frescoes portray Saint Paul’s Vocation, Martyrdom, and Glory. Side altars honour the Madonna and Saint Joseph, beside a mosaic floor added during the 1949–1951 decorative campaign. Interior renovations in 1991 introduced a new main altar, ambo, and baptistery.
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