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Another landmark in Milan is the church of Sant'Ambrogio. It was built back in the 4th century In the 4th century, the first bishop of Milan, Ambrosius (Mediolanus), a reformer of the church service, later made a saint. who later became a saint. The church was laid out in 379 379 and erected over the relics of the holy martyrs Gervasius and Protasius, and in 397. Amvrosius himself was buried in it in 397; since then he has been regarded as the heavenly patron saint of the city. The temple underwent radical rebuilding in the ninth to twelfth centuries.

A medieval gateway leads to the bronze entrance doors to the church, and on both two bell towers rise on either side. The interior of the church is remarkable for its beautiful vault, a marble pulpit and a unique 9th-century altar decorated with gold, silver and precious stones, silver and precious stones. Ancient mosaics have been preserved in the south chapel. The tomb of St Ambrose is in the crypt of the church.