Basilica of San Lorenzo

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Roman Catholic church basilica church

The Basilica of San Lorenzo is one of Florence’s oldest and most important churches, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and close association with the powerful Medici family.

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Label Occurrences
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence 24
Basilica di San Lorenzo 3
Basilica di San Lorenzo, Florence 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
church ⓘ
architect Antonio Manetti ⓘ
Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ
Giuliano da Sangallo ⓘ
Michelangelo ⓘ
surface form: Michelangelo Buonarroti
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Medici family ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Cosimo de' Medici ⓘ
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ⓘ
other members of the Medici family ⓘ
cityQuarter San Lorenzo district ⓘ
commissionedBy Cosimo de' Medici ⓘ
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ⓘ
contains Laurentian Library ⓘ
Medici Chapel ⓘ
surface form: Medici Chapels

Medici Chapel ⓘ
surface form: New Sacristy

Old Sacristy ⓘ
campanile ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
high altar ⓘ
side chapels ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Lawrence ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
façadeCommissionedBy Pope Leo X ⓘ
façadeDesignAttemptedBy Michelangelo ⓘ
surface form: Michelangelo Buonarroti
façadeMaterial exposed stone and brick ⓘ
foundedAs early Christian church ⓘ
function parish church of the Medici family ⓘ
heritageStatus part of the Historic Centre of Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Florence ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ
historic center of Florence ⓘ
mainReconstructionStartYear 1419 ⓘ
nativeName Basilica of San Lorenzo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo
near Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore ⓘ
surface form: Florence Cathedral

Palazzo Medici Riccardi ⓘ
surface form: Medici Riccardi Palace

San Lorenzo Market ⓘ
notableFeature classical columns with Corinthian capitals ⓘ
geometrically proportioned nave ⓘ
modular architectural system by Brunelleschi ⓘ
unfinished façade ⓘ
oneOf oldest churches in Florence ⓘ
originalConsecrationYear 393 ⓘ
patron Medici family ⓘ
rebuiltInCentury 15th century ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
stylePeriod Early Renaissance ⓘ
touristAttraction major site in Florence ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Florence → hasLandmark → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
Filippo Brunelleschi → notableWork → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Filippo Brunelleschi → notableWork → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo
Lorenzo de' Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Laurentian Library → locatedInBuilding → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Laurentian Library → associatedWith → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Medici Chapel → partOf → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Donatello → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Cosimo de' Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Palazzo Medici Riccardi → near → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Lorenzo Basilica
Cosimo I de' Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Ferdinando I de' Medici → placeOfBurial → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Cosimo III de' Medici → placeOfBurial → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Basilica of San Lorenzo → nativeName → Basilica of San Lorenzo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo
Giuliano de' Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Cosimo II de' Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Vittoria della Rovere → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Gian Gastone de' Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Violante Beatrix of Bavaria → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana → locatedIn → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo, Florence
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana → namedAfter → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo complex, Florence → hasPart → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
San Lorenzo complex, Florence → centeredOn → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici → burialPlace → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Chapel of the Princes → partOf → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Dawn by Michelangelo → locatedIn → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
subject surface form: Dawn (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Dusk by Michelangelo → locatedIn → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
subject surface form: Dusk (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Dusk by Michelangelo → museumOrSite → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
subject surface form: Dusk (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo complex
Night by Michelangelo → locatedIn → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
subject surface form: Night (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Day by Michelangelo → locatedIn → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
subject surface form: Day (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Madonna and Child by Michelangelo → locatedIn → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Archdiocese of Florence → hasBasilicaMinor → Basilica of San Lorenzo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilica di San Lorenzo