The name of Saint Ambrose is closely associated with the Church of Milan: the particular tradition in the liturgy and - in a broader sense - in the rite (i.e. also in customs and institutions), known as Ambrosian, can be traced back to him. St Ambrose soon became a symbol of the tradition and fame of the Milanese Church: at the end of the 6th century, Pope Gregory the Great even declared that the Milanese bishops were the 'vicars of St Ambrose', thus drawing a sort of parallel with the Roman bishops, vicars of St Peter. In the 11th century, particularly at the time of Bishop Aribertus of Intimiano, the tradition of the apostolic origin of the Milanese Church emerged, which was traced back to the Apostle Barnabas. As the works of the chroniclers Arnolfo and Landolfo Seniore testify, the cult of Ambrose - which had never waned thanks to the liturgy associated with his name - intensified during the years of confrontation with the centralist pretensions of the Roman Church. When the quarrels with Rome over the primacy of the episcopal see were settled, St Ambrose continued to be remembered. He acquired more and more civic and identity value, until he became the symbol and defender of municipal autonomy. St Ambrose thus became the patron saint of the municipality - honoured to this day (something that happened around the same time in other Italian cities, such as Verona, Pavia and Brescia). His name was even used as a reference for some communal political institutions that arose in the late 12th century (Credenza di Sant'Ambrogio). In 1339, his miraculous apparition during the battle of Parabiago was decisive for the fate of the Visconti dominion over Milan. Among the privileges of the Church of Milan, we shall examine firstly the privilege linked to the conferring of the pallium of the city of Milan, and secondly the privilege within the councils relating to the dignity of the archbishop of Milan to sit at the right hand of the pope, a privilege disputed by the archbishop of Ravenna. Interest in Ambrose's work was also the basis for important contacts between the canons of the basilica of St. Ambrose and two canons of Regensburg.

Il nome di Sant'Ambrogio è strettamente associato alla Chiesa di Milano: a lui si fa risalire la particolare tradizione nella liturgia e - in senso più ampio - nel rito (cioè anche negli usi e nelle istituzioni), detta ambrosiana. Sant'Ambrogio divenne presto un simbolo della tradizione e della fama della Chiesa milanese: alla fine del VI secolo, papa Gregorio Magno dichiarò addirittura che i vescovi milanesi erano i "vicari di Sant'Ambrogio", tracciando così una sorta di parallelo con i vescovi romani, vicari di San Pietro. Nell'XI secolo, in particolare al tempo del vescovo Ariberto di Intimiano, emerse la tradizione dell'origine apostolica della Chiesa milanese, che veniva fatta risalire all'apostolo Barnaba. Come testimoniano le opere dei cronisti Arnolfo e Landolfo Seniore, il culto di Ambrogio - mai sopito grazie alla liturgia associata al suo nome - si intensificò negli anni del confronto con le pretese centralistiche della Chiesa romana. Quando i contrasti con Roma sul primato della sede episcopale furono risolti, sant'Ambrogio continuò a essere ricordato. Egli acquisì sempre più valore civico e identitario, fino a diventare il simbolo e il difensore delle autonomie comunali. Sant'Ambrogio divenne quindi il patrono del comune - onorato ancora oggi (cosa che avvenne più o meno nello stesso periodo in altre città italiane, come Verona, Pavia e Brescia). Il suo nome fu addirittura utilizzato come riferimento per alcune istituzioni politiche comunali sorte alla fine del XII secolo (Credenza di Sant'Ambrogio). Nel 1339, la sua apparizione miracolosa nel corso della battaglia di Parabiago fu decisiva per le sorti del dominio dei Visconti su Milano. Tra i privilegi della Chiesa di Milano, esamineremo in primo luogo il privilegio legato al conferimento del pallio della città di Milano, e in secondo luogo il privilegio all'interno dei concili relativi alla dignità dell'arcivescovo di Milano di sedere alla destra del papa , un privilegio conteso dall'arcivescovo di Ravenna. L'interesse per l'opera di Ambrogio fu inoltre alla base di importanti contatti tra i canonici della basilica di S. Ambroio e due canonici di Ratisbona.

Alberzoni, M. P., Der Mailänder Metropolitansitz zwischen jahrhundertlangen Privilegien und neuen Szenarien. Die Rolle des Ambrosianischen Ritus in der Konstruktion des städtischen Gedächtnisses, in Dietl, A., Di Natale, E., Buchinger, H. (ed.), Zwischen Rom und Mailand: Liturgische Kircheneinrichtungen des Mittelalters in Italien. Historische Kontexte und interdisziplinäre Perspektiven, Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2024: Forum Mittelalter Studien, 21 57- 72 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/270519]

Der Mailänder Metropolitansitz zwischen jahrhundertlangen Privilegien und neuen Szenarien. Die Rolle des Ambrosianischen Ritus in der Konstruktion des städtischen Gedächtnisses

Alberzoni, Maria Pia
2024

Abstract

The name of Saint Ambrose is closely associated with the Church of Milan: the particular tradition in the liturgy and - in a broader sense - in the rite (i.e. also in customs and institutions), known as Ambrosian, can be traced back to him. St Ambrose soon became a symbol of the tradition and fame of the Milanese Church: at the end of the 6th century, Pope Gregory the Great even declared that the Milanese bishops were the 'vicars of St Ambrose', thus drawing a sort of parallel with the Roman bishops, vicars of St Peter. In the 11th century, particularly at the time of Bishop Aribertus of Intimiano, the tradition of the apostolic origin of the Milanese Church emerged, which was traced back to the Apostle Barnabas. As the works of the chroniclers Arnolfo and Landolfo Seniore testify, the cult of Ambrose - which had never waned thanks to the liturgy associated with his name - intensified during the years of confrontation with the centralist pretensions of the Roman Church. When the quarrels with Rome over the primacy of the episcopal see were settled, St Ambrose continued to be remembered. He acquired more and more civic and identity value, until he became the symbol and defender of municipal autonomy. St Ambrose thus became the patron saint of the municipality - honoured to this day (something that happened around the same time in other Italian cities, such as Verona, Pavia and Brescia). His name was even used as a reference for some communal political institutions that arose in the late 12th century (Credenza di Sant'Ambrogio). In 1339, his miraculous apparition during the battle of Parabiago was decisive for the fate of the Visconti dominion over Milan. Among the privileges of the Church of Milan, we shall examine firstly the privilege linked to the conferring of the pallium of the city of Milan, and secondly the privilege within the councils relating to the dignity of the archbishop of Milan to sit at the right hand of the pope, a privilege disputed by the archbishop of Ravenna. Interest in Ambrose's work was also the basis for important contacts between the canons of the basilica of St. Ambrose and two canons of Regensburg.
2024
Tedesco
Zwischen Rom und Mailand: Liturgische Kircheneinrichtungen des Mittelalters in Italien. Historische Kontexte und interdisziplinäre Perspektiven
9783795438869
Schnell & Steiner
Forum Mittelalter Studien, 21
Alberzoni, M. P., Der Mailänder Metropolitansitz zwischen jahrhundertlangen Privilegien und neuen Szenarien. Die Rolle des Ambrosianischen Ritus in der Konstruktion des städtischen Gedächtnisses, in Dietl, A., Di Natale, E., Buchinger, H. (ed.), Zwischen Rom und Mailand: Liturgische Kircheneinrichtungen des Mittelalters in Italien. Historische Kontexte und interdisziplinäre Perspektiven, Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2024: Forum Mittelalter Studien, 21 57- 72 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/270519]
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