Not only did they impose themselves as moral guides to the people of Milan, but they also gave a great impulse to culture, with the creation of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, in a building designed by Francesco Maria Ricchino, and the nearby Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
Oni se nisu građanima Milana nametnuli samo kao moralni vođe, već su dali i snažan poticaj kulturi, s osnivanjem Ambrozijanske biblioteke, u zgradi arhitekta Francesca Marie Richinija, kao i obližnju pinakoteku.