The
Basilica of san Simpliciano is a church located in the centre of Milan,is the 2nd oldest in the form of latin cross,erected by
Saint Ambrose in the 374-397 A.D. which was finished by his successor Simplicianus who's was buried here.In 1176 the church became famous,as legend telling,the bodies of the martyrs housed here flew as doves in the field of Legnano battle where
Frederick I "the barbarossa" the german Holy Roman Emperor was forever defetated and catched out from italy by the
Lombard League in particular by the company composed by foot soldiers called
The Company of Death leaded by
Alberto da Giussano .
