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The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio (official name: Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio) [1] is an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in the center of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.
Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso (usually known simply as San Carlo al Corso) is a basilica church in Rome, Italy, facing onto the central part of the Via del Corso. The apse of the church faces across the street, the Mausoleum of Augustus on Via di Ripetta. This church is dedicated to Saint Ambrose and Saint Charles Borromeo, the
Sant'Ambrogio is a Roman Catholic church in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is named in honour of St Ambrose. History. Allegedly built where Saint Ambrose ...
Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso, church in Rome, Italy This page was last edited on 24 December 2024, at 06:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The prominent baroque basilica church of Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso is located on via del Corso in Rome, and was erected in the early 17th century. The prominent Neolassical church of San Francesco di Paola in the central Piazza del Plebiscito of Naples, also influenced by Patheon, had been started in 1816.
The current building, parts of which date to the 17th century, is a domed basilica. It is cross-shaped, with a chapel to either side of the nave. The church includes "rich gold stucco decorations and frescos depicting the life of Mary". [16] What is now the main refectory at Sant’Ambrogio was at one point the sisters’ chapter house. [3]
Ambrose, in 386, had built a magnificent basilica at Milan, now called the Basilica Sant'Ambrogio. Asked by the people to consecrate it in the same solemn manner as was done in Rome, he promised to do so if he could obtain the necessary relics. In a dream, he was shown the place where such relics could be found.
A building that is designated as a basilica might be a cathedral, a collegiate or monastic church, a parish church, or a shrine. The four so-called "Major Basilicas" are four churches of Rome of 4th century foundation, St John Lateran , Santa Maria Maggiore , St Peter's Basilica , and the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls . [ 9 ]