San Vincenzo in Prato

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.

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Photo: Paolobon140, Public domain.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church in Milan
Also known as: “basilica di San Vincenzo in Prato”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Last Supper and Biblioteca Ambrosiana.

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

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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.

Milan amphitheatre

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The Milan amphitheatre was a Roman amphitheatre in the ancient city of Mediolanum, the modern Milan in Northern Italy. Milan amphitheatre is situated 370 metres east of San Vincenzo in Prato.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Genova and Carrobbio.

Porta Genova

Suburb

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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.