The main altar of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan

L'altare maggiore della Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio a Milano

The main altar of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan.
The splendid basilica of Milan, famous for its façade and cloister, is also very beautiful inside.
Behind it is the apse in golden mosaics and in the middle, protected by the ciborium, the splendid altar covered in gold and silver positioned right above the relics of Saints Gervasio and Protasio and of Ambrose himself.

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L'altare maggiore della Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio a Milano

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

This is the official website of the church: basilicasantambrogio.it.

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The altar of Sant’Ambrogio is the main altar of the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan. The altar is the fulcrum of the renovation that the Frankish bishop Angilberto II carried out in Sant’Ambrogio. The ancient basilica, with its heritage of relics, is the place where the political and religious program that guides the reorganization of the city and the territory by the bishop, representative of the Carolingian power, is manifested.
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The main altar of the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan – Le maître-autel de la Basilique de Sant’Ambrogio à Milan – El altar mayor de la Basílica de Sant’Ambrogio en Milán – O altar principal da Basílica de Sant’Ambrogio em Milão – Der Hauptaltar der Basilika Sant’Ambrogio in Mailand – Bàn thờ chính của Vương cung thánh đường Sant’Ambrogio ở Milan – 米兰圣安布罗焦大教堂的主祭坛 – ミラノのサンタンブロージョ大聖堂の主祭壇

The Chapel of Santa Rosalia in the Cathedral of Palermo

Cappella di Santa Rosalia nella Cattedrale di Palermo

The Chapel of Santa Rosalia in the Cathedral of Palermo.
One of the many monuments that are inside the splendid Palermo church.
This chapel, decorated in silver, houses the remains of the patron saint of the city and some bas-reliefs representing the miracles of the Saint.

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Cappella di Santa Rosalia nella Cattedrale di Palermo

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

I remember that there is also the official website of the Cathedral: cattedrale.palermo.it which offers you a complete virtual visit to the monument.

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With Gualtiero Offamilio the cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin represented in three different iconographies: one is the Dormition of the Mother of God or «Koimesis tes Theotokou» or «Dormitio Virginis», which belongs to the Byzantine tradition, the other two belonging to the Latin tradition: the Assumption and the Coronation in Heaven.
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The Chapel of Santa Rosalia in the Cathedral of Palermo – La chapelle de Santa Rosalia dans la cathédrale de Palerme – La Capilla de Santa Rosalía en la Catedral de Palermo – A Capela de Santa Rosália na Catedral de Palermo – Die Kapelle Santa Rosalia in der Kathedrale von Palermo – Nhà nguyện Santa Rosalia trong Nhà thờ Palermo – 巴勒莫大教堂的圣罗莎莉亚教堂 – パレルモ大聖堂のサンタ ロザリア礼拝堂