The Latin Iconography of the Single-Naved Cruciform Basilica Apostolorum in Milan
Suzan Lewis
The Basilica Apostolorum in Milan (Figs. 1 and 2) is the first large-scale cruciform church Latin West for which an explicit symbolism documented. dedicatory inscription “Condidit Ambrosius”1 proclaims that “Ambrose built a temple Lord consecrated [it] name of Apostles with gift [of] relics,” “the form cross … triumphal image [which] marks place sacred victory Christ”.
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