- San Lorenzo in Lucina
San Lorenzo in Lucina is a basilica of
Rome , dating back to the 4th century, and dedicated toSaint Lawrence , Romandeacon andmartyr .The name "Lucina" comes from the Roman matron owner of the house on which the church was built.
Pope Marcellus I hid here duringMaxentius ' persecution, whilePope Damasus I was elected here in366 . The church was known as "Titulus Lucinae", and thus is mentioned in the acts of the499 synod ofPope Symmachus .To the
5th century dates back a tradition that wanted alitany each25 April , starting from San Lorenzo in Lucina and ending inSt Peter's Basilica .TheCardinal Priest of the "Titulus S. Laurentii in Lucina" is Luigi Poggi.Art and architecture
The facade dates back to the
1112 rebuilding byPope Paschal II , while the interior was completely changed byCosimo Fanzago in1650 , with the old lateral naves changed in Baroque chapels.The high altar, designed by
Carlo Rainaldi , is decorated with a "Crucifixion" byGuido Reni . Under the altar there is the gridiron on which St Lawrence was martyred. The relics were put here byPope Paschal II , according to an inscription on the throne behind the altar. The chorus is decorated by "Virgins and Saints" byPlacido Costanzi .The second chapel to the right, designed by
Carlo Rainaldi , was decorated byJan Miel .Nicolas Poussin is buried in the second chapel on the right, with a monument donated by Chateaubriand with a bust byPaul Lemoyne and a relief byLouis Desprez .The fourth chapel, the Fonseca chapel, was designed by
Gian Lorenzo Bernini , and features a lively bust of "Gabriel Fonseca" by the master sculptor. It also houses a copy ofGuido Reni 's "Annunciation" completed byGiacinto Gimignani . The fifth chapel on the right has a "Death of St. Giacinta Marescotti" byMarco Benefial and a "Life of St. Francis"(1624) bySimon Vouet . The fourth chapel has a "St. Giuseppe" byAlessandro Turchi and a "San Carlo Borromeo" byCarlo Saraceni . The first chapel has works (1721) byGiuseppe Sardi .ee also
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Montecitorio
*Via del Corso References
* [http://roma.katolsk.no/lorenzolucina.htm "San Lorenzo in Lucina"] , Nyborg.
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