San Lorenzo in Damaso
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The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorpora
Entrance to the Basilica, incorporated into the side façade of the Palazzo della Cancelleria.
Interior of San Lorenzo
Seated Hippolytus at Vatican
Monument for Pellegrino Rossi, sculpted by Pietro Tenerani.
Saint Lawrence
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Saint Lawrence or Laurence was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians ordered by the Roman emperor Valerian in 258.
San Lorenzo in Damaso
…Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorporated into the Palazzo della Cancelleria, which enjoys the extraterritoriality of the Holy See. Archaeological evidence…
Panel of Scenes from the Life of St. Laurence in the Niccoline Chapel, c. 1450
St. Lawrence Distributing the Treasures of the Church by Bernardo Strozzi
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Rubens (1614)
Martyrdom of San Lorenzo, by Palma il Giovane, in San Giacomo dall'Orio (Venice)