Putatively the church was commissioned in 382 by St Ambrose, to be built along the road that connected Milan (then Mediolanum) to Rome. Originally dedicated to the Apostles, and the church was known as the Basilica Apostolorum. As explained by an inscription in the church written by Ambrose himself, the church's plan was on the Greek Cross with apses on the arms, a feature present only in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople. In front of the basilica was a porticoed atrium. Under the basilica's altar were housed relics of the Apostles, which are still present. In 397, when the body of St. Nazarus was discovered, a new apse was created. Serena, niece of emperor Theodosius I, donated the marbles for the sacellum housing the relics and also embellished the rest of the church.
The apse of the right arm has a portal with a false porch. The ceiling of the nave, originally consisting of wooden spans, was replaced by a groin vault during the Middle Ages. The walls are original. Also in this age the Romanesque-style octagonal tambour, featuring a circular loggia with small columns, was added over the arms' crossing.
Starting in 1512, Bramantino built the Trivulzio Mausoleum, an octagonal chapel. Commissioned by the Condotierre Giangiacomo Trivulzio, he awkwardly constructed this chapel to be placed before the facade, instead of as a side chapel.
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nazaro, brolo, basilica, nazaro, maggiore, century, roman, catholic, church, milan, region, lombardy, italy, façade, with, trivulzio, mausoleum, religionaffiliationroman, catholicecclesiastical, organizational, statusbasilicastatusactivelocationlocationmilange. The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a 4th century Roman Catholic church in Milan region of Lombardy Italy San Nazaro in BroloFacade with the Trivulzio Mausoleum ReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicEcclesiastical or organizational statusBasilicaStatusActiveLocationLocationMilanGeographic coordinates45 27 31 N 9 11 33 E 45 45861 N 9 19250 E 45 45861 9 19250ArchitectureTypeBasilicaStyleRomanesqueGroundbreaking382 View of the interior of the church Contents 1 History and description 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksHistory and description editPutatively the church was commissioned in 382 by St Ambrose to be built along the road that connected Milan then Mediolanum to Rome Originally dedicated to the Apostles and the church was known as the Basilica Apostolorum As explained by an inscription in the church written by Ambrose himself the church s plan was on the Greek Cross with apses on the arms a feature present only in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople In front of the basilica was a porticoed atrium Under the basilica s altar were housed relics of the Apostles which are still present In 397 when the body of St Nazarus was discovered a new apse was created Serena niece of emperor Theodosius I donated the marbles for the sacellum housing the relics and also embellished the rest of the church The apse of the right arm has a portal with a false porch The ceiling of the nave originally consisting of wooden spans was replaced by a groin vault during the Middle Ages The walls are original Also in this age the Romanesque style octagonal tambour featuring a circular loggia with small columns was added over the arms crossing Starting in 1512 Bramantino built the Trivulzio Mausoleum an octagonal chapel Commissioned by the Condotierre Giangiacomo Trivulzio he awkwardly constructed this chapel to be placed before the facade instead of as a side chapel From the left transept one enters the Chapel of St Catherine of Alexandria designed and built circa 1540 by Antonio da Lonate In this chapel is a large frescoed arch depicting the Martyrdom of St Catherine 1548 1549 by Bernardino Lanino 1 and Giovan Battista della Cerva Gallery edit nbsp Trivulzio Chapel nbsp 15th century frescoes nbsp Remains of St Ambrose s inscription nbsp Lanino s fresco of the Martyrdom of St CatherineSee also editHistory of medieval Arabic and Western European domes History of early modern period domes Early Christian churches in MilanFurther reading editWeitzmann Kurt ed Age of spirituality late antique and early Christian art third to seventh century no 585 1979 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York ISBN 9780870991790References edit Touring club of Italy entry on church External links edit nbsp Media related to San Nazaro in Brolo at Wikimedia Commons San Nazaro a Milano Italia nell Arte Medievale Medieval Art in Italy in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Nazaro in Brolo amp oldid 1202919738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
