San Vittore al Corpo

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…
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church and monastery
  • Also known as: “Basilica di San Vittore al Corpo”, “chiesa di San Vittore al Corpo”, and “San Vittore al Corpo, Milan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci and The Last Supper.

Museum
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in , dedicated to painter and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, is the largest science and technology museum in Italy. is situated 120 metres southeast of San Vittore al Corpo.

Work of art
Photo: Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain.
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 in , Italy. is situated 440 metres north of San Vittore al Corpo.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porta Magenta and Porta Genova.

Suburb
, formerly known as Porta Vercellina, was one of the city gates of , . 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.

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

Quarter
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is a quarter.

San Vittore al Corpo

Latitude
45.46259° or 45° 27′ 45″ north
Longitude
9.17001° or 9° 10′ 12″ east
Height
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
8FQFF57C+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45420079
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q731222
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“San Vittore al Corpo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Monestir de San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Chinese: “圣维多堂 (米兰)”
  • Chinese: “圣维多堂”
  • Czech: “kostel sv. Viktora al Corpo”
  • Dutch: “San Vittore al Corpo”
  • French: “église San Vittore al Corpo”
  • French: “Église San Vittore al Corpo”
  • German: “San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Hungarian: “San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Viktor, Milan”
  • Italian: “Basilica di S. Vittore al Corpo”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Italian: “monastero di San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Italian: “San Vittore al Corpo”
  • Lombard: “Gesa de San Vitor (Milan)”
  • Lombard: “Gesa de San Vitor”
  • Polish: “Kościół San Vittore”
  • Russian: “Сан-Витторе-аль-Корпо”
  • Urdu: “سان ویتورے ال کارپو، میلان”
  • Western Panjabi: “سان ویتورے ال کارپو، میلان”

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Highlights include Via San Vittore and Locomotiva GR 552 036.

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