Bologna Chiesa dei Santi Angeli Custodi
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Chiesa dei Santi Angeli Custodi Photos
About Chiesa dei Santi Angeli Custodi
This unusual shaped cross is quite indicative of the tone set for the rest of this church. Inside is no different and it appears that the architectural plan throughout the building has sought to combine old times with our modern ones. First impressions demonstrate that this design has indeed worked because there is nothing immediately over the top.
On 19th March 1996 the parish priest Monsignor Gaetano Bortolotti celebrated 50 years of service to this parish.
Moving around in an anticlockwise direction are several paintings on the walls. They have come from an earlier church building from this parish including the ancient looking organ sitting in the corner here.
On another personal note, behind the smoothly sculptured marble altar which shows that this kneeing stand is dedicated to the memory of Piero Regazzoni who it says here made his first communion in this parish on 19th June 1931.
In 1923 the association of Santo Angelo Custode was established in this area. People attended mass service in the nearby church of San Girolamo dell’Arcoveggio in effect sharing the church with another community. But given the rapidly increasing numbers moving into the Casaralta area Cardinal Nasalli Rocca decided to make it independent. For this reason the church adapted its name to Santi Angeli Custodi.
A church building for the new parish however did not come until many years later. The first stone was laid on 27th June 1967 by Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro, although it was his successor Cardinal Antonio Poma who consecrated the building on 2nd October 1973.
The last two paintings on the walls here appear to be more recent around the 1990s and quite possibly from a local artist or someone from the parish.
In the foyer is this scaled model of the church and adjacent buildings. The unusual design of the roof is more obvious here and even appears starfish shaped. The other external buildings are used as office space with this one here actually in private hands.
The last piece of the jigsaw to be added here was the completion of the bell tower in 1989 – this being
One of the most valuable works of art here is behind this glass frame. The sculpture of the Virgin Mother in sorrow and grasping her Son dates to 1700 and is believed to have been made by Giulio Albornozzi. There’s little evidence to support his work and this could be due to the fact that the name Albornozzi changed over time. One thing for sure though is that the sculpture is better housed in this more homely surroundings than the open space of next door.