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The ‘Monastero di Sant’Ambrogio’ was established in Milan around the year 784 ad and was placed under protection of the Frankish kings. It rapidly became the most beloved religious institution of the Frankish and Lombard aristocracies. Its wealth increased quickly, due to the charity of several grants by private subjects, from their personal belongings, and by emperors, from the royal treasury. The Capiate territory was one of the earliest recorded donations, but, in contrast to other properties, its history has never been studied. Notwithstanding, Capiate is probably the only possession of this monastery where we can still find well-preserved buildings dating from the monastic period, and an uninterrupted series of documents covering the period from the Middle Ages up to today.
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