Sant'Ambrogio is the

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mother church or chiesa matrice in the center of the town of Cerami, in the province of Enna, region of

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, Italy.

History and Description

A church at this site, dedicated to St

Ambrose Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promo ...

, was likely implanted by the Norman conquerors of the 12th-century. A larger church was initially built in 1455 and refurbished in the following centuries. It houses a white marble ''Madonna and Child'' by

Antonello Gagini Antonello Gagini (1478–1536) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance, mainly active in Sicily and Calabria. Antonello belonged to a family of sculptors and artisans, originally from Northern Italy, but active throughout Italy, including Gen ...

. It also has an 18th-century statues of St Michael Archangel by Filippo Quattrocchi of Gangi.Comune of Cerami
entry on church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ambrogio Cerami 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Enna