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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonne di San Lorenzo and Piazza Vetra.

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The or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central , region of , northern Italy.

Square
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is a square.

Library
The is a historic in , , also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agents scoured Western Europe and even and for books and manuscripts. is situated 690 metres northeast of Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrobbio and Bottonuto.

Quarter
is a quarter.

Locality
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The was an ancient district of , , located near the center of the city. Dating back to Roman times, in the late 19th the district had become a place of ill repute, brothels and open-air outhouses.

Southern Milan is chiefly a residential part of . While you can find a couple of old landmarks in here, there aren't as much of them as in the Centro Storico, and this part of the city is more "local" and "ordinary".

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 (Milaan)
  • Dutch: Sint-Laurensbasiliek
  • Esperanto: Baziliko de Sankta Laŭrenco de Milano
  • French: basilique Saint-Laurent de Milan
  • French: Basilique Saint-Laurent de Milan
  • German: Basilika San Lorenzo Maggiore alle Colonne
  • 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
  • Polish: kościół San Lorenzo w Mediolanie
  • Portuguese: Basílica de São Lourenço
  • Russian: Базилика Сан-Лоренцо-Маджоре
  • Russian: Базилика Святого Лаврентия
  • Sardinian: Cattedrale San Lorenzo
  • Slovenian: Bazilika svetega 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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