Sant'Ambrogio della Massima
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Sant'Ambrogio della Massima is a Roman Catholic church in Rome
, Italy
that perhaps dates to the 4th century, and was a convent in the 18th century. It is said to have been associated with Saint Ambrose.
The name of the Church derives from the tradition that the church was built on the site of the house in which St. Ambrose lived in Rome, before he moved to become the bishop of Milan
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Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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that perhaps dates to the 4th century, and was a convent in the 18th century. It is said to have been associated with Saint Ambrose.
The name of the Church derives from the tradition that the church was built on the site of the house in which St. Ambrose lived in Rome, before he moved to become the bishop of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
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