Chiesa di San Celso
Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso—locally also called Santa Maria presso San Celso—pairs a miracle story with a layered complex of earlier sacred buildings. In the late 4th century, around 396 AD, a Romanesque church of San Celso, dedicated to the martyr Saint Celsus, was begun after St Ambrose—bishop of Milan—was putatively linked to finding this saint’s tomb at the site. The church you associate most directly with today’s sanctuary was rebuilt as Santa Maria: in 1493, a larger project was commissioned, with Giovanni Battagio among the designers, and the overall work is in a Mannerist character. The bell tower belongs to the 11th century, reinforcing how this spot remains anchored in early medieval Milan. …
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