San Carlo al Corso

Church of Saints Ambrose and Charles Borromeo
  • Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso (Italian)
  • SS. Ambrosii et Caroli ad viam latam (Latin)
The façade of San Carlo al Corso.
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41°54′19″N 12°28′40″E / 41.90528°N 12.47778°E / 41.90528; 12.47778
LocationVia del Corso 437, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic
Religious instituteRosminians
History
StatusTitular church
minor basilica
parish church
regional church
Norwegian national church
DedicationAmbrose and Charles Borromeo
Relics heldCharles Borromeo (heart)
Administration
ProvinceDiocese of Rome

Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso (usually known simply as San Carlo al Corso) is a basilica church in Rome, Italy, facing onto the central part of the Via del Corso. The apse of the church faces across the street, the Mausoleum of Augustus on Via di Ripetta.

This church is dedicated to Saint Ambrose and Saint Charles Borromeo, the patron saints of Milan. It is one of at least three churches in Rome dedicated to Borromeo, others including San Carlo ai Catinari and San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.


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