El Duomo di Milano

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Cathedral of Milan
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The Cathedral of Milan
The Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of
Milan, currently Cardinal Angelo Scola. The
Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to
complete. It is one of the largest in the world
and by far the largest in Italy. St Peters
Basilica in Rome, though considerably larger, is
not a cathedral.

• A Gothic cathedral. Construction began in 1386.
  The final details of the cathedral was completed
  in the twentieth century the last door was
  opened on January 6, 1965. This date is
  considered the end of the process that has lasted
  many generations.  It Is 157 feet long and can
  accommodate 40,000 people inside. The windows
  over the choir has a reputation of being the
  largest in the world.

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Plaque commemorating the laying of the foundation
stone in 1386.
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The famous Madonna
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The cathedral of Milan is a large temple with
five naves, a central and two side aisles each
side, at least forty pillars crossed by a
transept followed by the choir and the apse.The
nave has a height of 148 feet.The building is
brick, covered with pink marble.
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Nave
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Presbytery
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Presbytery
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The transept Left
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Altar transversal
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Presbytery - Photo John Dall'Orto
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Left Nave Altar neoclassical
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Left Nave Altar of Joseph
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Left Nave Altar of St. Ambrose
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Nave derecha Altar Idelfonso Schuster
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Stained glass window of the choir
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Stained glass window of the apse
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Left Nave baptismal font
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Charles Borromeo 15381584) was the Cardinal
Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Milan from
1564 to 1584. He was responsible for significant
reforms in the Catholic Church, including the
founding of Seminaries for the education of
priests. He is honored as a Saint in the
Catholic Church and his Feast Day is November 4.
Crypt "Scurolo of St. Charles (crypt Carlos de
Borromeo)

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• The roofs, which are open to the public, allow a
  close observation of some outstanding sculptures.
  It is very important the forest of pinnacles and
  spire can be seen from them.     The highest
  point of the temple is the La Madonna, work in
  gilded copper, Giuseppe Perego, opened in 1774.

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As seen from top of the roof
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3,500 objects can be seen from the roof
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   Music Glory to God in the highest-
King's College Choir
The words of this song come straight from the
Bible
The Gloria is the most ancient of the Churchs
liturgical hymns. As with the Angelic Salutation,
it was intoned first by the voice of an angel, or
the choirs thereof. Saint Elizabeth added the
second part of the Ave Maria and the Church added
the petition Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for
us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Nine
months later, in Bethlehem, immediately after the
Christ was born of Mary, an angel appeared to
shepherds watching their flocks in the hills. The
angel perhaps it was Gabriel, the same who came
to Mary at Nazareth told the shepherds the glad
tidings of the birth of the Savior and directed
them to where the Child was to be found.
Suddenly, there appeared with Gabriel a
multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and
saying Glory to God in the highest and on
earth peace to men of good will (Luke 212). No
one knows exactly when or who composed the Gloria
.It can be traced, in a form similar to what we
have in the Mass, back to at least the third
century..
Glory to you who has shown us the light.
Jack Cross
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