Basilica of San Lorenzo

The Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore is a Roman Catholic church in , Northern Italy. Located within the city's ring of , it is one of the oldest churches in the city, originally built in Roman times, but subsequently rebuilt several times over the centuries.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church building in Milan, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan”, “Basilika San Lorenzo Maggiore alle Colonne”, “kościół San Lorenzo w Mediolanie”, “Sint-Laurensbasiliek (Milaan)”, and “Базилика Святого Лаврентия”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Colonne di San Lorenzo and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

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The or Columns of San Lorenzo…

University
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The , colloquially… is situated 580 metres northwest of Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Square
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is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrobbio and Via Santa Sofia.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Basilica of San Lorenzo

Latitude
45.45811° or 45° 27′ 29″ north
Longitude
9.18202° or 9° 10′ 55″ east
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
8FQFF55J+6R
Geo­Names ID
8133603
Wiki­data ID
Q810080
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Panjabi—“Basilica of San Lorenzo” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Базіліка Сан-Ларэнца-Маджорэ”
  • Chinese: “圣老楞佐圣殿 (米兰)”
  • Chinese: “圣老楞佐圣殿”
  • Czech: “Bazilika sv. Lorenza”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Laurensbasiliek”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de Sankta Laŭrenco de Milano”
  • French: “basilique Saint-Laurent de Milan”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Laurent de Milan”
  • German: “San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Hungarian: “San Lorenzo (Milánó)”
  • Hungarian: “San Lorenzo”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Laurensius, Milan”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Japanese: “サン・ロレンツォ大聖堂”
  • Lombard: “Gesa de San Lorenz (Milan)”
  • Lombard: “Gesa de San Lorenz”
  • Polish: “bazylika św. Wawrzyńca w Mediolanie”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Lourenço”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Лоренцо-Маджоре”
  • Sardinian: “Cattedrale San Lorenzo”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika sv. Lovrenca, Milano”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika svetega Lovrenca”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Lorenzo (Milán)”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Lorenzo”
  • Turkish: “San Lorenzo Bazilikası”
  • Urdu: “سان لورینزو کا باسیلیکا، میلان”
  • Western Panjabi: “سان لورینزو دا باسیلیکا، میلان”

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