The church and the monastery of San Vittore al Corpo were built in the early 16th century in the late Renaissance style. Today the church still has its sacred function, and the monastery complex has become the seat of the National Museum of Science and Technology "Leonardo da Vinci". In the temple you can see richly decorated frescoes. In the basement of the church there is a mausoleum, the remains there are not identified. Many scholars believe that Emperor Gracjan and Valentinian were buried here. There are also relics of saints Vittore and Satiro.
Initially, San Vittore al Corpo belonged to the Order of Olivetan, the Order of the Virgin of the Mount of Olives. Since 1960, this congregation has become part of the confederation of the Benedictine Order. The first church on this site was built in the 5th century, in the 10th century it was converted into a chapel, and in the 16th century the building was demolished. The new temple in the same place was built on the initiative of Galeazzo Alessi. During the Napoleonic wars, the buildings were assigned to a military hospital and then served as a barracks. During bombing in 1943 the buildings were severely damaged and their reconstruction took place without preserving the original appearance of the 16th century.
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