Florence - Sant'Ambrogio

 
St Ambrose is one of the oldest churches in Florence. The building was remodeled at the end of the 13th century and restored several times during the following centuries; the neo-Gothic facade was added in 1887. The single-naved church contains the tombs of famous Renaissance artists, including Cronaca (d. 1580), Mino da Fiesole (d. 1484) and Verrocchio (d. 1488). It is furnished with notable paintings and frescoes, among them the "Madonna del Latte" by Nardo di Cione, a triptych by Bicci di Lorenzo and Cosimo Rosselli's fresco of a procession.

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A marble tabernacle by Mino da Fiesole (1481-1483) in the Cappella del Miracolo (Chapel of the Miracle) depicts the event that gave the chapel its name. In 1230 a priest failed to dry the chalice properly; the next morning, it is said, the wine had turned to blood.
Address: Sant'Ambrogio, Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, I-50100 Florence, Italy
Transit: Bus: 13, 14, 19, 23.

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