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Basílica de San Lorenzo
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Chiara
August 12, 2021
The origins of San Lorenzo coincide with the origins of the Christian Community in Florence. According to tradition, the early Basilica, which was the oldest Florentine Cathedral, was consecrated by St. Ambrogio in 393 and it was dedicated to martyr Lorenzo. Nothing seems to remain from the initial construction; the imposing Basilica that we see today is the result of the radical renovation started in 1418 by Giovanni di Bicci, forefather of the Medici family. Since then San Lorenzo has linked its history to that of the Medici's dynasty who led Florence and Tuscany for over three hundred years: inside the official church of the Medici family, the following have been celebrated: weddings, baptisms and funerals of its members, here the Medici attended great State ceremonies, buried all their deceased members until the last descendant, Anna Maria Luisa.
The origins of San Lorenzo coincide with the origins of the Christian Community in Florence. According to tradition, the early Basilica, which was the oldest Florentine Cathedral, was consecrated by St. Ambrogio in 393 and it was dedicated to martyr Lorenzo. Nothing seems to remain from the initial…
Gaia&Pietro
December 13, 2017
The Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of Florence,and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.
Ati
March 22, 2016
It is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family.
Michelangelo
October 4, 2022
The basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence was built in the 4th century and was originally dedicated to Saint Ambrogio. It was renovated in the Romanesque period, in 1059, and then rebuilt in the 15th century following a design by Filippo Brunelleschi under the patronage of the Medici family. The Basilica was completed by his heir, Antonio Manetti, in 1461 and still today the church has preserved the harmony and perfect proportions desired by Brunelleschi. Michelangelo would have had to finish the façade with marble, but the project wanted by Pope Leo X never started. The Basilica preserves wonderful works of art, such as the 15th-century Old Sacristy of Filippo Brunelleschi, where you can admire the friezes with the episodes of San Giovanni Evangelista's life made by Donatello, who made also the bronze doors (15th century), the Pulpit of the Resurrection and Pulpit of the Pass.
The basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence was built in the 4th century and was originally dedicated to Saint Ambrogio. It was renovated in the Romanesque period, in 1059, and then rebuilt in the 15th century following a design by Filippo Brunelleschi under the patronage of the Medici family. The Basi…
Leonardo
July 18, 2021
For 300 years the Basilica of San Lorenzo ( one of the oldest in Florence) was the most important church in Florence, until it was replaced by the Church of Santa Reparata, which later became the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The Medici family commissioned in 1419 Brunelleschi to expand the Basilica of San Lorenzo were also built the Medici chapels, as a place of burial of the family, are now a state museum in Florence, derived from some areas of the basilica of San Lorenzo
For 300 years the Basilica of San Lorenzo ( one of the oldest in Florence) was the most important church in Florence, until it was replaced by the Church of Santa Reparata, which later became the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The Medici family commissioned in 1419 Brunelleschi to expand the Ba…
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9 Piazza di San Lorenzo
Firenze, Toscana