Basilica of Sant’ Ambrogio

This is a column that saved Saint Ambrose from the devil. See the horn marks. Kerri is much taller than the devil.

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This is one of the oldest basilicas in Italy.

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Considering its age it is pretty fancy inside.

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Ambrose along with two others are relics of the basilica.

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Unlike many relics they don’t cover the face at all. He had pretty healthy teeth for the 4th century.

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There are nice mosaics and carvings throughout.

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This is THE snake that cured all the wandering Israelites in the desert. Moses was also thousands of years ahead of his time in both artistic style and technology.

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There were some happy sheep and wolves? looking down on the benches.

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The pulpit was pretty elaborately carved. No idea what the scene is though. We don’t remember any tiny flying horses.

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