Building Name: | Church of Saint Joseph (Chiesa di San Giuseppe) |
Location: | Milan, Italy |
Geo: | 45.4683°N 9.1889°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Province: | Milan |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architecture: | yes |
Architect: | Francesco Maria Richini |
Architecture Type: | Church |
Architecture Style: | Baroque |
Groundbreaking: | 1607 |
Year Completed: | 1630 |
San Giuseppe is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.
Construction was begun in 1607 and completed in 1630. The architect was Francesco Maria Richini.[1] The right side of the church overlooks Via Andegari, after a family with this name. It seems that the title of the street comes from the name of a family known as the "Andegardi" or "undegardi".
The interior contains large altarpieces depicting the Marriage of St Joseph and the Virgin Mary by Melchiorre Gherardini; the Death of St Joseph by Giulio Cesare Procaccini; a Holy Family by Andrea Lanzani; and a St John the Baptist by Stefano Montalti.[2]