It is said that the church was founded in ancient times between the sixth and seventh centuries while it is known from historical sources that, thanks to the contribution of the patrician Partecipazio family, in the ninth century the convent of Benedictine nuns was built in the current Campo San Lorenzo; therefore, some scholars believe that the church of San Lorenzo was built later, in the service of the monastery. In 853 the bishop Orso Partecipazio donated the religious place with a testamentary bequest.
The Parish of San Lorenzo, initially rather poor, with the passing of the
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