Basilica of Sant Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso
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Sant Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso - Basilica in Rome, facing the facade to the central part of the Via del Corso. The apse of the church facing the Mausoleum of Augustus Via di Ripetta. The church is dedicated to St. Ambrose and Carlo Borromeo, a native of Milan, and is one of the three in Rome, which appears in the title name Borromeo (two others - San Carlo ai Catinari and San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane).

Construction of the temple began after the canonization of Carlo Borromeo in 1610. For the construction of the church was chosen the place where once stood the church of San Nicola de Tofo. In terms of the church is a form of a Latin cross, and a dome-like dome of Santa Luca e Martina, was designed by Pietro da Cortona, who is also the author of the apse and rich internal decorations. The facade designed by Cardinal Luigi Alessandro OMOD, who did not like the sketch of Carlo Rainaldi.

The central body of the church decorated with frescoes depicting the fall of the rebellious angels brush Giacinto Brandi. And altarpiece depicting St. Ambrose, Charles Borromeo, the Virgin Mary and Jesus - the work of Carlo Maratta (approximately 1685-1690 gg.). Emphasis is placed on stucco decorations by Giacomo and Cosimo Fancelli and the statue of the holy work of Francesco Cavallini.

The covered inner gallery, located behind the church, you can find a niche with a shrine that holds the heart of St. Charles Borromeo. Cancer was transferred to the church in 1614 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, a cousin of the saint. The church itself is also possible to explore the different chapels with frescoes, paintings, monuments, etc. The chapel is dedicated to St. Olaf Norwegian king-martyr, who was converted to Christianity and was killed in 1030 at the Battle of Stiklastadire. It was inaugurated in 1893 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first Mass in Norway after the Reformation. The picture in the chapel shows King Viking victory over their own pagan past that is presented in the form of a dragon. In 1980 the chapel of St. Olaf was restored and reopened to the public in the presence of the Bishop of Oslo.

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