San Lorenzo fuori le mura

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Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls
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 / 41.90250; 12.52056
Location	Rome, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Religious order	Capuchin Franciscans
History
Status	Papal minor basilica
Dedication	St Lawrence
Relics held	St Lawrence St Stephen St Justin Pope St Zosimus Pope St Sixtus III Pope St Hilarius Pope Blessed Pius IX
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.