Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is an university in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy which is located on Via Morozzo della Rocca. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is situated nearby to the apartment building Casa e Studio Portaluppi, as well as near the sports venue Centro Sportivo San Carlo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Last Supper and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

The Last Supper

Work of art

Photo: Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain.

The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The Last Supper is situated 310 metres northeast of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

University

Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore or Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, colloquially the Catholic University of Milan or simply the Cattolica, is an Italian private Catholic research university founded in 1921. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is situated 650 metres east of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

San Vittore al Corpo

Church

Photo: MarkusMark, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The church and monastery of San Vittore al Corpo were an ancient monastery of the Olivetan order built in the early 16th century. The site was once a fourth century Roman imperial mausoleum of Maximian, that may also have held the burials of the emperors… San Vittore al Corpo is situated 170 metres southeast of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Magenta and West Milan.

Porta Magenta

Suburb

Porta Magenta, formerly known as Porta Vercellina, was one of the city gates of Milan, Italy. The gate was established in the 9th century, with the Roman walls of the city; it was moved with the medieval and Spanish walls, and was finally demolished in the 19th century.

West Milan

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Western Milan is the part of the city that encompasses its only UNESCO World Heritage Site, which includes a famous painting. Other sights are a cemetery with - as the name reveals - monumental tombs, and the old fair centre where you might end up if you are visiting Milan on a business trip.