Chiesa Andrea Apostolo-Casterno

Chiesa Andrea Apostolo - Casterno

In a list of saints venerated in the Milanese, dating back to the end of the thirteenth century three churches on the current robecchese territory are worthy of mention: S. Maria and Sant’ Andrea at Casterno, and S. Maria at Carpenzago. It is likely that some of these churches were of Longobard origin.
The current structure, dating back to the XVII century, was erected with all probability on a previous church dating back to the X century of which the foundations were found during the restoration works. Only some parts of the structure of the XVII century have been preserved as the church was again partially restored in 1922.

The building has three naves and a longitudinal plan with the presbytery, apse and lateral altars. The perimeter walls and the central pillars are in masonry, the horizontal structures dating back approximately to the thirties of the last century, are in reinforced concrete.

The structure is made of wood with trusses and beams resting on the masonry wall. Original and characteristic is the bell tower with an “onion shaped” roof, atypical for the Lombard area. Inside the church, on a wall is preserved a fresco representing the Madonna in adoration of the Child between Saints Ambrogio and Antonio Abate.

The painting dates back to the second half of the XV century and may be attributed to an anonymous artist still dependent on the style of Zavattari that in 1475 painted the “Madonna dei Miracoli” in the nearby Sanctuary of Corbetta.