Chiesa San Lorenzo
Church
Hidden behind buildings
Chiesa San Lorenzo
A hidden church along the Corso Cavour
You can’t see the church of San Lorenzo from the Corso Cavour. You can reach the church via an inconspicuous Gothic archway decorated with statues from the Via Cavour. The church dates from the 12th century and was built using different coloured materials like many other churches in Verona. In the foundations of the left-hand tower you can see very clearly that stones from the Roman arena were used for the construction of the church – a white marble stone with a decorative band bears witness to its origins from the Roman venue.
Inside the Chiesa San Lorenzo the apses in the main nave and the transept are worth seeing. The altarpiece at the main altar was created by Domenico Brusarzio in 1562; the altarpiece of the Renaissance wooden altar in the right apse was created by Girolamo Benaglio.
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