The Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Dedicated to the Nativity of St Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.
The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete: construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965. It is the largest church in Italy—the enormous Saint Peter’s Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign state—and the second largest in Europe and the third-largest in the world.
History of Milan Cathedral Milan’s layout, with streets, either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies the most central site in Roman Mediolanum, that of the public basilica facing the forum.
The first cathedral, the “new basilica” dedicated to St Thecla, was completed by 355. On a slightly smaller scale, it seems to share the plan of the contemporary church recently rediscovered beneath Tower Hill in London.
The Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Dedicated to the Nativity of St Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.
The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete: construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965. It is the largest church in Italy—the enormous Saint Peter’s Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign state—and the second largest in Europe and the third-largest in the world.
History of Milan Cathedral Milan’s layout, with streets, either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies the most central site in Roman Mediolanum, that of the public basilica facing the forum.
The first cathedral, the “new basilica” dedicated to St Thecla, was completed by 355. On a slightly smaller scale, it seems to share the plan of the contemporary church recently rediscovered beneath Tower Hill in London.
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