Sant'Edoardo

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The Church of Saint Edward (Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Edoardo) is a Roman Catholic church in Busto Arsizio, Italy. The church has served as parish church of the neighbourhood of Sant'Edoardo since 1947, and from 1951 to 1991, along with the Church of Santa Croce. Construction of the church began on 24 June 1938 and was consecrated by Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster on 12 October 1939. From the Church in 1945, the news that the North of Italy was now free from Fascist forces was sent by the Partigiani, including the priest of the church, Ambrogio Gianotti. A plaque was erected near the location where the news was announced.

In 1936, plans to construct a larger church for the Cascina Brughetto began, due to an increase in the population of the area. The previous church, dedicated to Sant’Eurosia, was demolished in 1954, 15 years after the Church of St. Edward opened, and two years after the Church of Santa Croce opened. The church's crypt was opened on 15 November 1938, and for nearly a year served as the church of Strà Brughetto. The neighbourhood was constructed over one of the presumed sites of the Battle of Legnano, and before the 1940s, was scarcely populated, with its residents...