Publication details
L’autel d’or de la basilique Saint-Ambroise de Milan au IXe sie'cle : un programme anti-hérétique?
| Title in English | The ninth-century golden altar in San Ambrogio in Milan: an anti-heretical program? |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Bulletin Monumental |
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| Keywords | Golden Altar; Ethnic Exlusion; Lombards; Carolingians; Angilbertus II |
| Description | The golden altar of the Basilica of St. Ambrose in Milan, wanted by Archbishop Angilbert II (824-859), is considered one of the most important monuments of the worship of St. Ambrose in the city. On the sides of the altar, the biography of the Saint is in fact put in relation with that of Christ himself. The narrative choice of the Ambrosian Vita looks however more complex .... |