The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and

titular church In the Catholic Church, a titular church () is a Churches in Rome, church in Rome that is assigned to a member of the Holy orders in the Catholic Church, clergy who is created a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal. These are Catholic churches in ...

in central

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

that is dedicated to St. Lawrence,

deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian denominations, such as the Cathol ...

and

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' Word stem, stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In ...

. It is incorporated into the

Palazzo della Cancelleria The Palazzo della Cancelleria (Palace of the Chancellery, referring to the former Apostolic Chancery of the Pope) is a Renaissance palace in Rome, Italy, situated between the present Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and the Campo de' Fiori, in the rion ...

, which enjoys the extraterritoriality of the Holy See.

History

Archaeological evidence suggests the site, like those of many

churches in Rome There are more than 930 churches in Rome, which makes it the city with the largest number of churches in the world. Almost all of these are Catholic. Taking into account the number of churches deconsecrated or otherwise transformed, the total ...

, may have formerly housed a pagan temple. The first documentary evidence of a church at this site is the reference in the synod of

Pope Symmachus Pope Symmachus (died 19 July 514) was the bishop of Rome from 22 November 498 to his death on 19 July 514. His tenure was marked by a serious schism over who was elected pope by a majority of the Roman clergy. Early life He was born on the Medi ...

of AD 499 of a ''Titulus Damasi''. According to tradition, in the AD 380s a basilica church was erected by

Pope Damasus I Pope Damasus I (; c. 305 – 11 December 384), also known as Damasus of Rome, was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death in 384. It is claimed that he presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list ...

in his own residence. This church is one of many in

dedicated to St. Lawrence, including the more ancient and then extra-urban , that was rebuilt by the same

. The original basilica of San Lorenzo in Damaso was demolished by Cardinal

Raffaele Riario Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario (3 May 1461 – 9 July 1521) was an Italian cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the person who invited Michelangelo to Rome. He was a patron of the ...

, a nephew of

Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, ; born Francesco della Rovere; (21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484. His accomplishments as pope included ...

who commissioned the imposing

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

-style

(1489–1513). The palace was built of spolia and stone from nearby ancient Roman buildings, including the

Colosseum The Colosseum ( ; , ultimately from Ancient Greek word "kolossos" meaning a large statue or giant) is an Ellipse, elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphi ...

, and enveloped the new basilica of San Lorenzo in Damaso under the right wing; the entrance is located at Number 1, Piazza della Cancelleria, on the right flank of the façade. The architect of the basilica, like that of the Palace of the Chancellery, is unknown. The design of the Palace has been attributed to

Francesco di Giorgio Martini Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and writer. As a painter, he belonged to the Sienese School. He was considered a visionary architectural theorist—in Nikolaus Pevsner's terms ...

and

Baccio Pontelli Baccio Pontelli (c. 1449 – c. 1494) was an Italian architect and worker in wood inlays, who designed the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Baccio is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo. Pontelli was born in Florence; in 1459 his father declared he was ...

, while

Filippo Titi Abate Filippo Titi (1639 – 23 October 1702) was an Italian Roman Catholic Protonotary apostolic, and an art historian, best known for his inventory of the artistic content of churches in Rome, titled ''Studio di Pittura scoltura et architettura n ...

suggests

Donato Bramante Donato Bramante (1444 – 11 April 1514), born as Donato di Pascuccio d'Antonio and also known as Bramante Lazzari, was an Italian architect and painter. He introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rom ...

and other authors have cited

Giuliano da Sangallo Giuliano da Sangallo (c. 1445 – 1516) was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance. He is known primarily for being the favored architect of Lorenzo de' Medici, his patron. In this role, Giuli ...

and

Andrea Bregno Andrea di Cristoforo Bregno (1418–1506) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect of the Early Renaissance who worked in Rome from the 1460s and died just as the High Renaissance was getting under way. Early life He was born in Oste ...

. Titi also independently attributed reconstruction of the basilica to Bramante. The last restoration was necessary after a fire damaged the basilica in 1944. The inscriptions in the basilica are valuable illustrations of the history of the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

, and were collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella. The

Cardinal Priest A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. Ca ...

of the ''Titulus S. Laurentii in Damaso'' is Antonio Rouco Varela, former Archbishop of

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

Interior

up''Seated Hippolytus'' at Vatican The interior decoration was begun by commissions of the resident of the Palace,

Cardinal Alessandro Farnese Alessandro Farnese (5 October 1520 – 2 March 1589) was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and a great collector and patron of the arts. Farnese was the grandson of Pope Paul III (who also bore the name ''Alessandro Farnese''), and the son of Pier ...

, in the late 16th century. Cavaliere d'Arpino painted the walls of the right counter-façade. The main altar hosts the painting of ''Saints and Coronation of St. Mary'' by

Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari and Federigo Zucchero ( July/August 1609), was an Italian painter, draughtsman, architect and writer. He worked in various cities in Italy, as well as in other countries such as Spain, France, t ...

. Below the altar are the relics of

Pope Eutychian Pope Eutychian, also called Eutychianus (), was the bishop of Rome from 4 January 275 to his death on 7 December 283. Eutychian's original epitaph was discovered in the catacomb of Callixtus (see Kraus, ''Roma sotterranea'', p. 154 et seq ...

and

. To the left of the altar is a copy of a statue of '' St. Hippolytus of Rome''; the original is a restored antique statue in the

Vatican Library The Vatican Apostolic Library (, ), more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. It was formally established in 1475, alth ...

. Tradition holds that St. Lawrence instigated the conversion of St. Hippolytus to the Catholic Faith. This copy was commissioned for the basilica by Cardinal

Pietro Ottoboni Pope Alexander VIII (; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the ...

Vignola Vignola (; Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese: ; Bolognese dialect, Bolognese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Modena (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. Its economy is based on agriculture, especially fruit farming, but there are also mecha ...

designed the portal. Immediately to the right of the entrance is the memorial to Alessandro Valtrini, a minister of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

, that

Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, ; ; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italians, Italian sculptor and Italian architect, architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prom ...

designed in 1639. The second vestibule has statues of

St. Francis Xavier Francis Xavier, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; ; ; ; ; ; 7 April 15063 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative o ...

and

St. Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo (; ; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560. Borromeo founded the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and was a ...

Stefano Maderno Stefano Maderno (''c.'' 1576 – 17 September 1636) was one of the greatest Roman sculptors of the early 17th century. Biography Information about Maderno's life is scarce and often contradictory. He was long supposed to have been a brother ...

Chapels

Parione - san Lorenzo in Damaso - Pellegrino Rossi 01262

To the right of the entrance is a chapel designed by

Nicola Salvi Nicola Salvi or Niccolò Salvi (6 August 1697 (Rome) – 8 February 1751 (Rome)) was an Italian architect; among his few projects completed is the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. Biography Admitted to the Roman Academy of Arcadia in 1717 ...

and commissioned by Cardinal

Tommaso Ruffo Tommaso Ruffo (1663 – 1753) was an Italian Cardinal, who had been archbishop of Ferrara. Life He was born in Naples, son of Carlo Ruffo, 3rd Duke of Bagnara. He was educated at La Sapienza University, becoming a doctor of canon and civil ...

in the late 18th century. The ceiling is frescoed with ''Glory of San Nicola'' by

Corrado Giaquinto Corrado Giaquinto (8 February 1703 – 18 April 1766) was an Italian Rococo painter. Early training and move to Rome He was born in Molfetta. As a boy he apprenticed with a modest local painter Saverio Porta, (c. 1667–1725), escaping the r ...

, and the altarpiece of ''Virgin with Sts.

Philip Neri Saint Philip Neri , born Filippo Romolo Neri, (22 July 151526 May 1595) was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy dedicated to pastoral care and charitable work. He is sometimes refe ...

and Nicolò'' was painted by

Sebastiano Conca Sebastiano Conca (8 January 1680 – 1 September 1764) was an Italian painter. Biography He was born at Gaeta, then part of the Kingdom of Naples, and apprenticed in Naples under Francesco Solimena. In 1706, along with his brother Giovanni, wh ...

. To the left of the entrance is the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, which was commissioned by Cardinal Ottoboni and frescoed by

Andrea Casali Andrea Casali (17 November 1705Some sources (e.g. Bryan and Hobbes) erroneously claim a birthdate of 1720. – 7 September 1784) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period. He was also an art dealer in England. ''Angelica e Medoro'', Bemberg Fon ...

. The altarpiece is the ''Last Supper'' by Vincenzo Berrettini. Inside the basilica, the first chapel to the right of the nave has a 19th-century monument to Prince

Camillo Massimi Camillo Massimi (20 July 1620 – 12 September 1677) was an Italian cardinal in 17th century Rome, best remembered as a major patron of Baroque artists such as Poussin, Lorrain, Velázquez, Duquesnoy, Algardi, Francesco Fontana and Cosimo ...

and his wife, by Filippo Gnaccarini and

Pietro Tenerani Pietro Tenerani (11 November 1789 – 16 December 1869) was an Italian sculptor of the Neoclassic style. Biography Early career Pietro Tenerani was born in Torano, near Carrara. He initially trained with his maternal uncle, the sculptor P ...

, respectively. The second chapel to the right has the tomb of

Pellegrino Rossi Pellegrino Luigi Odoardo Rossi (13 July 1787 – 15 November 1848) was an Italian economist, politician and jurist. He was an important figure of the July Monarchy in France, and the minister of justice in the government of the Papal States, unde ...

, the last minister of the

Papal States The Papal States ( ; ; ), officially the State of the Church, were a conglomeration of territories on the Italian peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from 756 to 1870. They were among the major states of Italy from the 8th c ...

under Bl. Pope Pius IX, by

. His murder in 1848 in the adjacent Palace was one of the events that led to the ensconcement of the Pope in the

Vatican City Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (; ), is a Landlocked country, landlocked sovereign state and city-state; it is enclaved within Rome, the capital city of Italy and Bishop of Rome, seat of the Catholic Church. It became inde ...

and the annexation of the

to the

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy (, ) was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy wa ...

. The first chapel to the left has the tomb and funerary monument of Cardinal

Ludovico Trevisan Ludovico Trevisan (November 1401 – 22 March 1465) was an Italian Catholic prelate, who was the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Patriarch of Aquileia and Captain General of the Church ( commander-in-chief of the Papal Army and the Papal ...

, Patriarch of Aquileia, with a recumbent statue by

Paolo Romano Paolo Romano, also known as Paolo Tuccone and as Paolo di Mariano di Tuccio Taccone was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith. He was active by 1451, and probably died by 1470.Getty ULAN Giorgio Vasari in his ''Lives of the Most Exc ...

. The second chapel to the left contains the tomb of Fra Annibal Caro (1566) by

Giovanni Antonio Dosio Giovanni Antonio Dosio (1533–1611) was an Italian architect and sculptor. Biography Dosio was born in San Gimignano. A student of Ammanati, with whom he realized the Villa dell'Ambrogiana, Dosio worked primarily in Rome (1548–75) and Flo ...

. A chapel near the sacristy has an altarpiece depicting the ''Madonna delle Gioie'' by Nicolò Circignani, denominated "il Pomarancio", and two silver statues of St. Lawrence and St. Damaso by

Ciro Ferri Ciro Ferri (1634 – 13 September 1689) was an Italian Baroque sculptor and painter, the chief pupil and successor of Pietro da Cortona. Biography He was born in Rome, where he began working under Cortona and with a team of artists in the extens ...

. A further chapel is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of the Agonizing Jesus, and contains a portrait of

Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind those of Peter the Ap ...

proclaiming the statutes of the Pious Union of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by the chapel's 19th century architect Vincenzo De Rossi Re. The founding of this fraternity was celebrated in the basilica in 1883. The Chapel of the Santissima Concezione was completed and frescoed (1635-8) by a young

Pietro da Cortona Pietro da Cortona (; 1 November 1596 or 159716 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman ...

. Other works include the monument of Cardinal Trevisan (1505).

List of Cardinal Protectors

* Joannes (attested 1044) * Leo (c. 1059–c. 1084) * Risus (c. 1105–c. 1116) * Deusdedit (1116–c. 1129)Hüls, p. 179-180, no. 4. * Angelo 1133-1138 * Yves 1138-1143 * Guido Moricotti 1143-1150 * Nikolaus 1150-1151 *

Giovanni Paparoni Giovanni Cardinal Paparoni (sometimes known in English as John Cardinal Paparo; died ca. 1153/1154) was an Italian Cardinal and prominent papal legate in dealings with Ireland and Scotland. He was created Cardinal by Pope Celestine II in 1143. Fo ...

1151-1158 *

Pietro di Miso Pietro di Miso (died 17 September 1174) was an Italian cardinal. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Adrian IV in the consistory of February 1158. Initially he was cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio, but in 1166 he was promoted to the order of ...

1165-1182 * Pedro de Cardona 1182-1183 *

Uberto Allucingoli Uberto Allucingoli was an Italian cardinal and cardinal-nephew of Pope Lucius III, his uncle who ostensibly elevated him with the title of San Lorenzo in Damaso in 1182. Modern scholars consider him a fictitious individual who owes his existence t ...

1183-1185 * Uberti Crivelli (

Pope Urban III Pope Urban III (; died 20 October 1187), born Uberto Crivelli, reigned from 25 November 1185 to his death in 1187. Early career Crivelli was born in Cuggiono, Italy as the son of Guala Crivelli and had four brothers: Pietro, Domenico, Pastor ...

) 1185-1187 * Pietro 1188-1190 * Pierre Duacensis 1212-1216 * Pietro Campano 1216-1217 * Matteo D'Acquasparta 1288-1291 *

Francesco Ronci Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is one of the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation) ...

1291-1294 * Nicolas L'Aide 1294-1299 *

Arnaud Nouvel Arnaud may refer to: People * Arnaud (given name), the French form of the German given name Arnold * Arnaud (surname), the French form of the name Arnold * Arnauld family, a noble French family prominent in the 17th century, associated with Janse ...

, O. Cist. 25 July 1317 - 17 August 1317 * 20 September 1342 - 21 October 1363 * Pierre de Banac 22 September 1368 - 7 October 1369 * Pietro Corsini 7 June 1370 - 1374 * Bartolomeo da Cogorno 21 December 1381 - 25 December 1381 * Angelo Acciaioli 20 November 1385 - 29 August 1397 * Giordano Orsini 25 March 1400 - June 1412; June 1412 - 29 May 1438 * Ludovico Scarampi-Mezzarota Trevisano 1 July 1440 - 7 January 1465 * Raffaele Sansone Riario della Rovere 5 May 1480 - 29 November 1503; 29 November 1503 - 22 June 1517 * Giulio de Medici (

Pope Clement VII Pope Clement VII (; ; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate o ...

) 6 June 1517 - 19 November 1523 *

Pompeo Colonna Pompeo Colonna (12 May 1479 – 28 June 1532) was an Italian noble, ''condottiero'', politician, and cardinal. At the culmination of his career he was Viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples (1530–1532) for the Emperor Charles V. Born in Rome, he was ...

11 January 1524 - 28 June 1532 *

Ippolito de Medici Ippolito de' Medici (March 1511 – 10 August 1535) was the only son of Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, born out of wedlock to his mistress Pacifica Brandano. Biography Ippolito was born in Urbino. His father died when he was only five (1516), a ...

3 July 1532 - 10 August 1535 * Alessandro Farnese 13 August 1535 - 14 April 1564; 14 April 1564 - 12 May 1564; 12 May 1564 - 2 March 1589 * Alessandro Damasceni Peretti 13 March 1589 - 30 March 1620; 30 March 1620 - 2 June 1623 *

Ludovico Ludovisi Ludovico Ludovisi (22 or 27 October 1595 – 18 November 1632) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal and statesman of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an art connoisseur who formed a famous collection of antiquities, housed at the ...

7 June 1623 - 18 November 1632 * Francesco Barberini 21 November 1632 - 14 November 1644; 14 November 1644 - 10 December 1679 *

Lorenzo Raggi Lorenzo Raggi (1615 – 14 January 1687) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Early life Raggi was born in 1615 in Genoa. He was the nephew of Cardinal Ottaviano Raggi; elevated in 1641 by Pope Urban VIII. He was educated in Rome and received ...

6 February 1679 - 8 January 1680 *

14 November 1689 - 26 June 1724; 26 June 1724 - 29 January 1725; 29 January 1725 - 29 February 1740 *

29 August 1740 - 16 February 1753 *

Girolamo Colonna di Sciarra Girolamo Colonna di Sciarra (8 May 1708 – 18 January 1763) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal of the noble Colonna di Sciarra family. Biography Born in Rome, he was the brother of Prospero Colonna di Sciarra and grand-uncle of Benedetto Barbe ...

12 March 1753 - 20 September 1756 *

Alberico Archinto Alberico Archinto (8 November 1698 – 30 September 1758) — was an Italian cardinal and papal diplomat. Biography Archinto entered the Roman Curia in 1724. Twelve years later he was ordained to the priesthood, and on 1 November 1739 received e ...

20 September 1756 - 30 September 1758 * Carlo Rezzonico (iuniore) 22 November 1758 - 24 January 1763 * Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York 14 January 1763 - 13 July 1807 *

Francesco Carafa di Trajetto Francesco Carafa della Spina di Traetto (29 April 1722, Naples - 20 September 1818, Rome) was an Italian cardinal. Family He belonged to the family of pope Paul IV and of pope Paul V via his mother. He was the great-great uncle of cardinal Dome ...

3 August 1807 - 20 September 1818 *

Giulio Maria della Somaglia Giulio Maria della Somaglia (29 July 1744 – 2 April 1830) was an Italian cardinal. and Secretary of State under Pope Leo XII. He was known as a staunch '' zelante'' cardinal who helped enforce an authoritarian regime in the crumbling Pa ...

2 October 1818 - 2 April 1830 * Tommaso Arezzo 5 July 1830 - 3 July 1833 * Carlo Maria Pedicini 19 December 1834 - 19 November 1843 *

Tommaso Bernetti Tommaso Bernetti (29 December 1779 – 21 March 1852) was an Italian people, Italian Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate and Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal who served in the Secretariat of State (Holy See), Secretariat of State an ...

22 January 1844 - 21 March 1852 *

Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (20 June 1796 – 30 March 1878) was the dean of the College of Cardinals during the last part of the record long reign of Pope Pius IX. Biography The issue of an ancient and noble Catalan Sardinian family,As ...

27 September 1852 - 30 March 1878 * Antonio Saverio De Luca 15 July 1878 - 28 December 1883 * Teodolfo Martel 24 March 1884 - 11 July 1899 *

Lucido Maria Parocchi Lucido Maria Parocchi (13 August 1833 – 15 January 1903) was an Italian cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Ho ...

14 December 1899 - 15 January 1903 *

Antonio Agliardi Antonio Agliardi (4 September 1832 – 19 March 1915) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal, archbishop, and papal diplomat. Biography Agliardi was born at Cologno al Serio, in what is now the Province of Bergamo. He studied theology and cano ...

22 June 1903 - 19 March 1915 *

Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo (7 November 1845 – 11 July 1927) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Religious from 1913 to 1915, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1905. ...

6 December 1915 - 11 July 1927 *

Andreas Franz Frühwirth Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone ...

, OP 19 December 1927 - 9 February 1933 *

Tommaso Pio Boggiani Tommaso Pio Boggiani O.P. (19 January 1863 – 26 February 1942) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who had a varied career that included a stint as the Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, service as bishop of Adria and archbishop ...

, OP 13 March 1933 - 26 February 1942 *

Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini ( zh, t=剛恆毅, 3 April 1876 – 17 October 1958) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and the founder of the Disciples of the Lord who served as the head of the Apostolic Chancery from 1954 until his death. ...

9 June 1958 - 17 October 1958 * Santiago Luis Copello 14 December 1959 - 9 February 1967 *

Luigi Traglia Luigi Traglia (3 April 1895 – 22 November 1977) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Vicar General of Rome from 1965 to 1968, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1974 until his death. Traglia was elevated to the cardinalat ...

28 April 1969 - 15 March 1972 *

Narciso Jubany Arnau Narciso may refer to: Given name * Narciso Clavería y de Palacios, Spanish architect * Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, Governor General of the Philippines * Narciso dos Santos, Brazilian former footballer * Narciso Durán, Franciscan friar and missio ...

5 March 1973 - 26 December 1996 * Antonio Maria Rouco Varela 21 February 1998 – present

References

Sources

* Hüls, Rudolf (1977). '' Kardinal, Klerus und Kirchen Roms: 1049–1130'', Tübingen: Max Niemeyer 1977. *

,
A Design for a
Quarantore at San Lorenzo in Damaso'', c. 1632

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorenzo in Damaso, Rome 380s establishments in the Roman Empire 4th-century churches 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Titular churches Basilica churches in Rome Churches of Rome (rione Parione) Henry Benedict Stuart