San Lorenzo in Panisperna
The church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna is a Roman Catholic church on Via Panisperna, Rome, central Italy. It was previously known as "San Lorenzo in Formoso". It was erected on the site of its dedicatee's martyrdom. It is one of several churches in Rome dedicated to him.
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Martyrdom of St Lawrence by Pasquale Cati.
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 that the Roman Emperor Valerian ordered in 258.
Saint Lawrence
St. Lawrence Distributing the Treasures of the Church by Bernardo Strozzi
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Rubens (1614)
San Giacomo dall'Orio (Venice) - Martyrdom of San Lorenzo- by Palma il giovane