The San Marco is one of the oldest churches in Milan. E’ one of five Romanesque basilicas founded by Bishop Ambrose . The building began in 379 and he ended in 386, when it was consecrated by Ambrose, dedicated to the Saints martyrs because it was built in “Martyrs Cemetery”.To date, it is not only a monument from the early Christian and medieval, but also a key point in the history of the church and Milan Ambrosiana. Traditionally it is considered the second most important church in Milan, after the Cathedral. From the perspective of architectural and artistic Basilica is the product made typical of Lombard, the mixing techniques and languages Romanesque, classical and imperial and then to be considered an exceptional, out of the scheme of the canons of the buildings of the Italian period when it was first built.
Of greatest interest are:
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pulpit (early Romanesque rearranged 1201)
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sarcophagus said to Silicon (IV sec)
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ciborium (invoice Lombard Byzantine)
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Golden Altar (gift Archbishop Angilbert II)
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carved choir stalls (late Gothic style)
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Bishop's marble (IX sec)
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apse mosaic (IV-VIII sec)
