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Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso | |
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Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (in English) S. Laurentii in Damaso (in Latin) | |
41°53′48.74″N 12°28′19.23″E / 41.8968722°N 12.4720083°E | |
Location | Piazza della Cancelleria 1, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Tradition | Roman Rite |
Website | sanlorenzoindamaso |
History | |
Status | Titular church, minor basilica |
Dedication | Saint Lawrence |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 15th century |
Completed | 18th century |
Administration | |
District | Lazio |
Province | Rome |
Clergy | |
Cardinal protector | Antonio Maria Rouco Varela |
The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorporated into the Palazzo della Cancelleria, which enjoys the extraterritoriality of the Holy See.