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Basilica of San Lorenzo

The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of , Italy, situated at the centre of the main market district of the city, and it is the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Florence, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”, “Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence”, “Lawrence of Rome”, “San Lorenzo”, and “San Lorenzo, Florence”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laurentian Library and Medici Chapel.

Library
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The is a historic library in , Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze under the patronage of the Medici pope Clement VII, the library was built to emphasize that the Medici were no longer just merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society.

Museum
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The Medici Chapels are two chapels built between the 16th and 17th centuries as an extension to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, in the Italian city of .

Church
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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in . Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed by 1436 with a dome… is situated 290 metres southeast of Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Isolotto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Neighborhood
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is a city in the southeastern part of , Italy. The neighborhood is bordered by the Affrico and Mensola streams, by the slopes of the hills and by the Via Aretina. is situated 3½ km east of Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Basilica of San Lorenzo

Latitude
43.77496° or 43° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
11.25404° or 11° 15′ 15″ east
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
8FMHQ7F3+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 599900778
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11612761
Wiki­data ID
Q573881
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Basilica of San Lorenzo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس لورينزو”
  • Armenian: “Բազիլիկա Սան Լորենցո”
  • Armenian: “Սան Լորենցո տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “San-Lorentso bazilikası”
  • Basque: “San Lorenzo basilika”
  • Belarusian: “Базіліка Сан-Ларэнца”
  • Bulgarian: “Базилика Сан Лоренцо”
  • Bulgarian: “Сан Лоренцо”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Lorenzo”
  • Chinese: “佛罗伦萨圣老楞佐大殿”
  • Chinese: “圣老楞佐圣殿”
  • Chinese: “聖羅倫佐大教堂”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika San Lorenzo, Firenca”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Lovre u Firenci”
  • Czech: “Bazilika San Lorenzo ve Florencii”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Vavřince ve Florencii”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Vavřince”
  • Czech: “San Lorenzo”
  • Danish: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Danish: “San Lorenzo-kirken i Firenze”
  • Dutch: “San Lorenzo”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Laurensbasiliek”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de Sankta Laŭrenco”
  • Finnish: “San Lorenzon kirkko”
  • French: “Basilique San Lorenzo de Florence”
  • French: “basilique San Lorenzo”
  • French: “église San Lorenzo, Florence”
  • Galician: “basílica de San Lourenzo”
  • Galician: “Basílica de San Lourenzo”
  • Georgian: “სან-ლორენცოს ბაზილიკა”
  • German: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • German: “Basilika San Lorenzo”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική του Αγίου Λαυρεντίου”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סן לורנצו”
  • Hungarian: “San Lorenzo”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika San Lorenzo, Firenze”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “San Lorenzo”
  • Japanese: “サン・ロレンツォ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “サン・ロレンツォ教会”
  • Japanese: “サン・ロレンツォ聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖ロレンツォ教会”
  • Korean: “산 로렌초 성당”
  • Latin: “Basilica Sancti Laurentii Florentiae”
  • Latvian: “San Lorenzo bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Lauryno bazilika”
  • Marathi: “बेसिलिका दि सान लॉरेन्झो (फिरेंझे)”
  • Marathi: “बेसिलिका दि सान लॉरेन्झो”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سن لورنتزو”
  • Polish: “Bazylika San Lorenzo”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Lourenço”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Лоренцо”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika San Lorenzo, Firenca”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika San Lorenzo”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika San Lorenzo”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika svetega Lovrenca, Firence”
  • Spanish: “basílica de San Lorenzo de Florencia”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Lorenzo”
  • Swedish: “basilikan i San Lorenzo”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารซันโลเรนโซ ฟลอเรนซ์”
  • Turkish: “S. Lorenzo Bazilikası”
  • Turkish: “San Lorenzo Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка Сан-Лоренцо”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường San Lorenzo”
  • Welsh: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
  • Welsh: “Basilica San Lorenzo”

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