San Vincenzo in Prato

San Vincenzo in Prato is in Centro Storico, Milan, Lombardy. San Vincenzo in Prato is situated nearby to the kindergarten Scuola Dell’Infanzia Comunale Via Ariberto, as well as near the arts center SegniDisegni.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Vincenzo in Prato and The Last Supper.

San Vincenzo in Prato

Church

Photo: MarkusMark, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The basilica of San Vincenzo in Prato is a Roman Catholic church located in Via Daniele Crespi 6, in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. The church maintains most of its original Palaeo-Christian appearance.

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 1 km north of San Vincenzo in Prato.

Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Library

Photo: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agents scoured Western Europe and even Greece and Syria for books and manuscripts. Biblioteca Ambrosiana is situated 1¼ km northeast of San Vincenzo in Prato.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Genova and Carrobbio.

Porta Genova

Suburb

Photo: Flavmi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porta Genova is a neighborhood of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 6 administrative division. The name "Porta Genova" means "Genoa gate"; the district is named after a city gate of the old Spanish Walls of Milan, namely that leading to Genoa, that used to be in what is now Piazza Cantore.