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The Church of San Babila
The Church of San Babila is to be found in the square that bears the same name and, according to a legend that says that many of the churches in Milan were built on land where there was once an antique Pagan Temple, it seems that it was built where there ...
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Basilica of Saint Ambrogio
The Basilica of Saint Ambrogio is one of the oldest churches in Milan. It was founded between 379 and 386 for want of Bishop Ambrogio with the name of Basilica Martirum, as it was built on an area where the Christians killed by the Roman persecution were ...
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Church of Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia
The Church of Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia is situated in the square that bears the same name and can be accessed by going up a marble stairway consisting of 12 steps so as to reach the sacresty of the church which is protected by pickets that trace the ...
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Milan Cathedral
Inside the Milan Cathedral there is a memorial tablet on which one finds thesse words "The Milan Cathedral was begun in 1386". Apart from this memorial tablet there is no other information which dates prior to December 6th 1387 when Simone da ...
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Church of San Barnaba
Church of San Barnaba is a single-nave church topped by a barrel vault and containing a square-shaped presbitery.
It was built in 1558 thanks to the San Paolo priests, and it is useful to know that Galeazzo Alessi collaborated in the design of the ...
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Church of San Bernardino alle Ossa
The history of the Church of San Bernardino alle Ossa tells that in 1145, where the present via Brolio is situated, a hospital and a cemetery were built, in front of the Basilica di Santo Stefano.
However, in consideration of the little space available, ...
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Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio
In a small, tree-lined square one can find the modest, Romanesque-style facade of a very important church: the Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio.
The origin of the church is very antique: the Basilica was built in 515 for want of Eustorgio II on the ruins of a ...
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San Cristoforo sul Naviglio
Along the banks of the Grande Naviglio one can find the Chiesa di San Cristoforo sul Naviglio. It is composed of two assembled parts: the left-hand side which dates back to the XIII century and is built according to the Romanesque style, and the ...
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Chiesa di San Gottardo
The Chiesa di San Gottardo was built in 1336, as confirms the date on the wall, and had the function of Ducal Chapel of Azzone Visconti who, considering he suffered from gout, dedicated it to San Gottardo, and in which he had himself buried, three years ...
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Cripta di San Giovanni in Conca
The Cripta di San Giovanni in Conca is what remains of an antique, early-Christian church situated within the city walls of a residential district in Milan.
In 1162 it was destroyed by Federico Barbarossa. It was rebuilt and became part of the XIV ...
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