In 789, a monastery was established within the basilica grounds. It became a centre of religious life and a community of canons developed in the church. Initially, the basilica was outside the Roman city walls of Milan, but over the following centuries, the city grew up around it. The church building has undergone several restorations and partial reconstructions, assuming the current appearance in the 12th Century, when it was rebuilt in the Romanesque style. These churches were dedicated with anti-Arian language and as symbols of the wealth and power of the pro-Nicene faction in Milan. A fourth church, Basilica Salvatoris (later San Dionigi, razed in the 17th-century), is attributed to him as well, but may not actually be from the 4th century. He built three or four churches surrounding the city Basilica Apostolorum (now San Nazaro in Brolo), Basilica Virginum (now San Simpliciano), and Basilica Martyrum (which was later renamed in his honour). He did this through both preaching and construction. Ambrose firmly sided with the Nicene partisans, and wanted northern Italy to remain allied to the papacy. When St Ambrose arrived in Milan to assume the bishopric, churches in the region were in conflict with each other over the dispute between Arianism and the Nicene Creed as well as numerous local issues. The first name of the church was in fact Basilica Martyrum. ![]() Ambrose in 379–386, in an area where numerous martyrs of the Roman persecutions had been buried. One of the most ancient churches in Milan, it was commissioned by St. The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio (official name: Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio) is an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in the center of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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