There are two legends that trace the origins of the church back to the 10th century: the first tells us that it was founded by the Bishop of Treviso, Count and Marquis of the Mestre estate, while the other associates the dedication to the saint with the victory over the Hungarians on St Lawrence's Day in 955. Certainly, the first official document dates back to 1152 and identifies Pope Eugene III who mentions the church of San Lorenzo as being under the management of the Bishop of Treviso, Boniface, and his future successors; in 1192, from another source, it is deduced that at that time the te
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