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| Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls | |
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Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo fuori le mura | |
 The Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is a shrine to the martyred Roman deacon Saint Lawrence. An Allied bombing on 19 July 1943, during the Second World War, devastated the facade, which was subsequently rebuilt. | |
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| 41°54′09″N 12°31′14″E / 41.90250°N 12.52056°E | |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Religious order | Capuchin Franciscans |
| History | |
| Status | Papal minor basilica |
| Dedication | St Lawrence |
| Relics held | |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Groundbreaking | 6th century |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Width | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Nave width | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Rome |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | P. Bruno Mustacchio |
The Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo fuori le mura (Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls) is a Roman Catholic papal minor basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome[1] and one of the five papal basilicas (former patriarchal basilicas), each of which was assigned to the care of a Latin Church patriarchate. The basilica was assigned to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The basilica is the shrine of the tomb of its namesake, Lawrence (sometimes spelt "Laurence"), one of the first seven deacons of Rome who was martyred in 258. Many other saints and Pope Pius IX are also buried at the Basilica, which is the centre of a large and ancient burial complex.