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Built as a cemetery basilica by order of Constantine in 330 AD.

Transformed several times over the centuries, partially destroyed by the bombings of 19 July 1943 and subsequently rebuilt, this Basilica, now located within a university district and in constant cultural ferment, still preserves tangible evidence of the stratification of the centuries.

What you see today is not the original form of the church.

A circus-shaped Basilica with three naves, near the tomb of the martyr Lawrence, a tomb that Constantine had already isolated and made accessible to the faithful and pilgrims.

Over the centuries, the Basilica was enriched with the tombs of the faithful who hoped to obtain divine salvation by being buried near the martyr's body.

Overcrowding in the church and a collapse of the hill above likely led Pope Pelagius to rebuild the church in the VI century AD.

Enlarging it and giving it a new shape, so much so that the new plan also included the martyr's ancient tomb.

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Enriched in subsequent centuries with decorative marble and mosaic elements, surrounded by other buildings that formed a sort of Citadel.

The Basilica was again transformed in the XIII century.

Its orientation was completely reoriented to the new street axis, and both marble materials from previous basilicas and elements made specifically for the new basilica were used for its construction.

Evidence of all these phases of history was still clearly visible and recognizable when this long history was partially erased.

On July 19, 1943, Allied bombs, although targeting only the San Lorenzo district railway station, also hit the residential area and the Basilica.

Part of the portico, the roof, and the decorative mosaics collapsed.

Expertly rebuilt after the first Allied bombing, this church today bears witness to the events of our past and recent history.

The guided tour of St Lawrence Outside the Walls will allow you to explore one of the Seven Churches of Rome.

A Christian pilgrimage route practiced since the Middle Ages that consists of a circular route visiting the city's four major papal basilicas and three most important minor basilicas.

St Lawrence Outside the Walls is therefore considered one of the city's essential stops, along with St Peter's Basilica, the Basilica of St Maria Maggiore, St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and the Basilica of St Sebastian Outside the Walls.

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