San Lorenzo Church

Aosta, Italy

Under the Aosta old parish church, archaeological diggings brought to light the early Christian cruciform basilica, indicated as Concilium Sanctorum, the Assembly of Saints because it was built on the tombs of some of the early martyrs who were buried in the Roman cemetery area which in itself was built on a protohistoric funeral settlement. 

Inside you can see parts of the liturgical structures, the relic platform with the tombs of three bishops who lived between the 5th and 6th centuries (Grato, Agnello, Gallo) and other tomb chambers dating from between the 5th and 8th centuries.

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Founded: 5th century AD
Category: Religious sites in Italy

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Natalie Cox (6 months ago)
Was a beautiful, peaceful place to just wander through and check out all the animal sculptures on the pillars.
Norman taralrud-bay (10 months ago)
Wonderful romanesque church with very good acoustics
David Smith (12 months ago)
The church is impressive from outside with its 13th-century bell tower and inside with its mosaic. The church is free to enter. To its right is the cloister which instead has an admittance charge.
Lisa Chan (17 months ago)
A beautiful church that's over a thousand years old. Simple on the outside but very well decorated on the inside. There's a very beautiful mosaic under the altar that you can see through the glass - I wish I knew what it was. Daniel and the lions? Samson and the lions??
František Zimmermann (2 years ago)
A very interesting place that is definitely worth a visit
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