Church of San Giulio, Castellanza
| Church of San Giulio | |
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The front side of the church of San Giulio.
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| 45°36′19″N 8°53′29″E / 45.6053912°N 8.8915002°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Weekly attendance | 452 per week in average |
| Website | www.comunitapastoralecastellanza.it |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Church of the Holy Family |
| Founded | February 1924 |
| Dedicated | March 1924 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Romanesque, Lombard |
| Groundbreaking | 1926 |
| Completed | 1953 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick, Cement, Gold |
| Administration | |
| Division | Varese |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Don Walter Magni |
| Pastor(s) | Don Walter Magni |
| Laity | |
| Music group(s) | Banda Santa Cecilia directed by Maestro Daniele Balello |
The Church of San Giulio is located in Castellanza, Varese, Northern Italy. It was built in the 20th century. The church is named after the saint Julius of Novara, also known as Giulio, who was a priest in the 4th century that was devoted to converting the heathen temples into Christian churches. The church (building) is located in Paolo VI Square, adjacent to corso Matteotti which divides the town of Castellanza in two parts. It is on the site of an earlier church, the Church of the Holy Family.
The history of the Church began at the end of the 19th century when the ancient Holy Family church was declared no longer useful. At that time, public opinion split into two groups. One group opted for an enlargement, while the other requested a complete reconstruction of the church and the surrounding site. On 2 February 1924, the priest Testori sent an invitation to a meeting to all the wealthy people of the town in order to exchange opinions about the future of the church. The meeting took place on 11 February at Palazzo Brambilla. The people present for this discussion included: Giacomo Binda Sindaco, Ettorino and Egidio Pomini, Carlo Cerini, Pietro Soldini, Ambrogio Bonacina, Tito Burgis, Gabrio Pendolini Piola, Natale Colombo, the brothers Colombo Bolla, and all the priests of the town.
After a month of thinking, Mrs. Parker and Mr. Soldini offered money for the enlargement of the old church. The project was approved by the parish house, who decided to build it on the ground of Park Bani.
The foundation stone of the existing church of San Giulio was placed by Mr. Roberto Colombo on 8 August 1926. The church was designed by the architect Maggi and constructed by using materials of other churches in the surrounding area that were not active anymore.
Church San Giulio has a Romanesque Revival and Lombard architectural style, and its front side faces the main square of the town of Castellanza. The key features of the north Italian Lombard Romanesque architectural style are brick and flat and wide facades covering the whole front of the church is very common, often with a big rose window in the middle, above the entrance. The presbyterian pavement (architecture) was built in 1932 and is made of Venetian marble in a mosaic structure. In the pavement are represented geometric figures, and in the middle of these figures is a figure made by squares, with sides of 143 cm.
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