Saint Peter and Paul Church

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The Church of Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo is a church located in Borsano, frazione of Busto Arsizio.

Medieval church: Built in 1508, the medieval church replaced a previous church dedicated to Saint Peter, which in turn was constructed in c. 1300. It had two naves which were adjacent, and a chapel dedicated to Saint Sebastian. It had a bell tower which housed two bells and a sun dial. It was renovated in 1575. In 1817, by orders of then parish priest Santino Crespi, the church was demolished.

19th-century church: The church was designed by Giacomo Moraglia, student of Giuseppe Zanoia, who, in 1817, shortly before his death, had been given the commission to design the new church. As such Zanoia only directed the demolition of the old structure. The church had a single nave, a small dome, and a bell tower, which was constructed in 1836. Construction of the church concluded in 1825, and was blessed on 23 October of that year. In 1879, the then parish priest Alessandro Bossi ordered the construction of a small portico in front of the main entrance of the church. He bought the organ of the church and commissioned Mosè Turri to finish the interior decorations, which...