Chiesa parrocchiale di San Vito al Giambellino

The Chiesa parrocchiale di San Vito al Giambellino stands in the Giambellino district of Milan. Giuseppe Polvara designed it, and the church went up between 1936 and 1937. Its axis runs from southwest to northeast, an orientation chosen to catch the natural light. Beola and Trani stone pave the approach to a refurbished portal of white speckled concrete. The bell tower and the portico above the entrance never appeared in the original plan.

Inside, the floor plan takes the shape of a Latin cross, with a main nave flanked by two smaller aisles. The aisles hold the baptistery and two chapels. The presbytery rises above the central hall, and a ciborium canopies its altar. A semicircular apse at the far end houses the organ.

Antonio Martinotti painted the frescoes covering the interior walls in the 1960s. The central apse shows the resurrected Christ, ringed by scenes from his life leading up to the Resurrection. In the chapel of the Virgin Mary, the Madonna crushes a serpent beneath her, an image of her victory over sin. Below her the Annunciation appears, flanked by scenes of Mary's marriage and the Nativity. In the Sacred Heart chapel, Christ opens his mantle to embrace the sick and infirm. Beside him the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son carry the parables of mercy.