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Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio

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developed in the church. In 789, a monastery was established within the basilica grounds. The canons, however, retained their own community and identity instead of fading away. Two separate, distinct religious communities shared the basilica. In the 11th century, the canons adopted a rule of life
536:. It has nine small columns with decorated capitals and friezes, featuring animal and human figures, as well as vegetable and fantastic motifs. The front of the ambon is decorated by two gilt copper reliefs, depicting the symbols of two evangelists, Saints Matthew (praying man) and John (eagle). 635:. Bishop Ambrose supposedly buried his brother, San Satiro, in the chapel. The mosaics on the walls and ceiling were created in the 5th century; these include one of the earliest portraits of St Ambrose. The gilded dome ceiling has a central portrait of the patron saint. 455:
start from the pillars' centres, reaching the upper frame. The capitals are decorated by animals (lions, wild boars), and human figures (mostly heads, but also angels and others), as well as by vegetable or fantastic motifs of pre-Romanesque origin.
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The apex of the façade has two orders of loggias: the lower register has three arches of the same span, which join the slightly higher portico ones. The upper loggia was used by the bishops to bless the citizens.
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partisans, and wanted northern Italy to remain allied to the papacy. He did this through both preaching and construction. He built three or four churches surrounding the city; Basilica Apostolorum (now
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heavily damaged the basilica, in particular the apse and surrounding area. As a result of this a new building, painted in pink, was constructed to house the Abbot's offices and the museum.
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The church is mostly built in brickwork of different origins and colours, with parts of stone and white plastering. The current Romanesque church was begun around 1080. The
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In the following centuries, the edifice underwent several restorations and partial reconstructions, assuming the current appearance in the 12th century. The original
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The church building has undergone several restorations and partial reconstructions, assuming the current appearance in the 12th century, when it was rebuilt in the
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The original edifice, like the great churches of Rome of the same epoch, belonged to the basilica type; it consisted of a central nave lighted from the
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and to others from the following century, in which the bodies of the three saints were moved to a silver urn in a space under the ciborium.
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hitting the column with his horns because he could not seduce St. Ambrose into temptation. Thus, this column is called the Devil's Column.
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When St Ambrose arrived in Milan to assume the bishopric, churches in the region were in conflict with each other over the dispute between
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or pulpit, built on a pre-existing 9th century one; which utilizes as a base a 4th-century Roman sarcophagus, traditionally known as the
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was originally a free-standing chapel, putatively begun in the 4th century, and thus pre-dating the church, commissioned by bishop
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in 379–386, in an area where numerous martyrs of the Roman persecutions had been buried. The first name of the church was in fact
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Immediately beside the church, there is a white marble column with two holes. According to tradition, these were made by the
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preceding the entrance. The latter was used to house the catechumens who attended part of the Mass prior to receiving
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sarcophagus. The current appearance of the crypt dates from the 18th-century restoration commissioned by cardinal
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with, in its center, the high altar. This was realized in 824–859 by Volvinius. It features a golden
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over the altar appear never to have been disturbed; they still rest on the original pavement.
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The monastery and church became a large landholder in northern Italy and into what is now the
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St. Ambrose Receives the Homage from Two Monks, at the Presence of Sts Gervasius and Protasus
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The portico's arcade is supported by pillars flanked by semi-columns. They have double
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windows. The third central span, on the left, houses the 12th-century Romanesque
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with precious stones on both sides. The altar is surmounted by a contemporary
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Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio
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plan was maintained, with an apse and two aisles, all with apses, and a
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The two towers symbolize the division in the basilica. The 9th-century
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De la Croix, Horst; Tansey, Richard G.; Kirkpatrick, Diane (1991).
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One of the most ancient churches in Milan, it was commissioned by
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There is also an octagonal tower over the east end of the nave.
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as well as numerous local issues. Ambrose firmly sided with the
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Under the dome cladding, in the last span of the nave, is the
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Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"
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Ceiling of the Oratory of San Vittore in Ciel d'Oro
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11th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes
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from the 4th to 8th century (with later restoration)
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Plan of the basilica, showing the arcades and church
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3D pictures and panoramas of the Basilica and altar
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Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
Sant'Ambrogio, Florence

Affiliation
Catholic
Province
Milan
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Year consecrated
Milan
Geographic coordinates
45°27′44.73″N 9°10′32.90″E / 45.4624250°N 9.1758056°E / 45.4624250; 9.1758056
Style
Romanesque
Romanesque
Roman Catholic
Milan
Italy
St. Ambrose
Arianism
Nicene Creed
Nicene
San Nazaro in Brolo
San Simpliciano
Romanesque style
city walls of Milan
canons
Canons Regular
mass
Swiss

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