San Nazaro in Brolo

The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a 4th-century Roman Catholic church located in Piazza San Nazzaro in Brolo in , region of Lombardy, .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: basilica in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  • Also known as: “basilica di San Nazaro in Brolo” and “Basilica San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Roof shape: gabled
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Ambrosiana and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Library
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The is a historic in , , 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 and for books and manuscripts. is situated 750 metres northwest of San Nazaro in Brolo.

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The is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of . Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. is situated 790 metres north of San Nazaro in Brolo.

Square
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is the main piazza of , Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, . The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view. is situated 590 metres north of San Nazaro in Brolo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bottonuto and South Milan.

Locality
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The was an ancient district of , , located near the center of the city. Dating back to Roman times, in the late 19th the district had become a place of ill repute, brothels and open-air outhouses.

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Southern Milan is chiefly a residential part of . While you can find a couple of old landmarks in here, there aren't as much of them as in the Centro Storico, and this part of the city is more "local" and "ordinary".

Quarter
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The was the traditional greengrocery street market of , . The market itself has been relocated several times, and it is now in Via Lombroso, east of the city centre; the word "Verziere", anyway, still refers to the main historic location of the market, where it was held from 1776 century until 1911.

San Nazaro in Brolo

Latitude
45.45876° or 45° 27′ 32″ north
Longitude
9.19271° or 9° 11′ 34″ east
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8FQFF55V+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24971631
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q1255904
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“San Nazaro in Brolo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Nazaro in Brolo (Milà)”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Chinese: “圣拉匝禄布罗洛圣殿”
  • Czech: “Bazilika San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek di San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Nazaire de Brolo”
  • French: “Basilique San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • German: “San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Hungarian: “San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Iban: “Basilika Sante Nazaro di Brolo”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Nazarus di Brolo, Milan”
  • Italian: “basilica apostolorum”
  • Italian: “basilica dei Santi Apostoli e Nazzaro Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Basilica di S. Nazaro”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Nazaro Maggiore”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Nazaro”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Italian: “San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Japanese: “サン・ナツァーロ・イン・ブローロ聖堂”
  • Lombard: “Gesa de San Nazar”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Надзаро-ин-Броло”
  • Russian: “базилика святого Назария”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Nazaro in Brolo (Milán)”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Nazaro in Brolo”
  • Urdu: “برولو میں سان نزارو”
  • Western Panjabi: “برولو وچ سان نزارو”

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