Christian Milan (continued)

The main sights are:

  • The Chapel of St Aquilino (Imperial Mausoleum)
  • Saint Aquilino’s Raca of silver and crystal
  • Byzantine sarcophagus of Empress Galla Placidia
  • Fragments of mosaics from the 5th century.AD. “12 Nations of Israel and 12 Patriarchs” “Christ among the Apostles”
  • Fragments of the amphitheatre parterre in the underground of the temple.
  • The Basilica of St Eustathius, founded by St Eustathius Archbishop of Antioch, President of the First World Council of Nicaea, relics of the Magi
  • Family chapels of aristocrats
  • The remains of an early Christian cemetery
  • Milan Cathedral
  • Archeological finds:

  • Basilica of St Mary Maggiore
  • Baptistery of St Stephen
  • The Basilica of St Fecla
  • The Baptistery of St John at the Spring
  • The Cripta with the crystal casket of St Charles Borromeo, champion of the Counter-Reformation in Italy.
  • The treasury of Duomo Cathedral:
  • The Ark of the Apostles
  • The Holy Nail
  • Tickets are purchased separately.

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