Lambrate

Lambrate (Lombard: Lambraa [lãˈbraː]) is a district (quartiere) of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division, six km (3.7 mi) north-east of the city centre.

During Spanish rule (in the 16th century), a war factory called "Polveriera" was built in Lambrate, which played a major role in the development of the area.

One of the prominent monuments of Lambrate is the old chapel located in the centre of the district, at the corner of via Bertolazzi and via Dardanoni, which existed since Roman times (possibly having a pagan rather than Christian origin).

According to Alessandro Manzoni's scholars, an implicit reference to the chapel is found in The Betrothed when the main character Renzo Tramaglino travels from Milan to Trezzo d'Adda.

During World War II, on 13 August 1943, the chapel was hit by a bomb that knocked down part of the roof and landed on the altar, without exploding.