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Indulgence of 10 years and 10 Quarantines.
Violet Vestments.
Church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna in rione Monti, Rome.
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The Station at Rome was established by Pope Gregory II, in the old Church of Saint Laurence in Panisperna, erected to the glory of the heroic Deacon, on the very spot where he suffered martyrdom.
The Church reminds the Catechumens that, since the coming of Jesus, it is no longer the race of Israel, alone, that has the promise, but that all can enter the Church by Baptism and partake of the Eucharistic bread of the children of God.
If the heathen will solemnly deny the evil deeds of his fathers and practise the Christian law of Penance and Charity (Epistle), his Prayer will be granted, as was that of the woman who belonged to the accursed race of Canaan, but whose faith was great (Gospel).
Let us seek in the Eucharist the strength required to observe Lent. For it is our Fasting, in conjunction with the sacrifice of Jesus, that will obtain for us salvation (Secret, Communion, Postcommunion).
Saint Laurence's Martyrdom,
by Pasquale Cati (1589),
by Pasquale Cati (1589),
in the Church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna, Rome.
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San Lorenzo in Panisperna, or San Lorenzo in Formoso, is a Church on Via Panisperna, Rome, Italy. It was built on the site of Saint Laurence' Martyrdom.
Panisperna most probably refers to the tradition of the Poor Clares (in the adjacent Convent) of distributing bread and ham (pane e perna) on 10 August, Lawrence's Feast Day, in remembrance of his distributing funds from the Church to the poor. "Formoso" refers to Pope Formosus who built the first attested Church here.
Tradition states that the first building was constructed during the reign of Emperor Constantine I, only 100 years after the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, though the first written evidence is from 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII rebuilt the Church and annexed an Abbey to it. That Abbey was given to the Benedictines in 1451, and then had the Poor Clares settled in it by Cardinal Jacopo Colonna in 1896, who also restored the Church and Monastery.
English: The Chapel of Saint Brigid
in the Church of Saint Laurence in Panisperna, Rome.
in the Church of Saint Laurence in Panisperna, Rome.
Italian: Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Panisperna,
Cappella di Santa Brigida.
Cappella di Santa Brigida.
Photo: 1996.
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The Franciscans now serve the Church. In the 5th-Century, this Church was one of Rome's Stational Churches and was visited by the Pope on its Titular day, the Thursday of the First Week in Lent. Recent Popes have revived this ancient custom.
The present Church is a result of a re-building by Carlo Rainaldi in 1575–1576, under Pope Gregory XIII. It was at this time that it became known as 'in Panisperna' rather than 'in Formoso', and that the present Facade was built.
A new Outer Portico was added in the 17th-Century, then restored and decorated with images of Saint Lawrence and Saint Francis of Assisi in 1893–1894 by Pope Leo XIII, who, in 1843, had been ordained Bishop in this Church. Pope Leo XIII also added a steep flight of steps, in front of the Church, leading to a tree-lined Courtyard. There is a modern bronze statue of Saint Bridget of Sweden, here.
A Mediaeval house is preserved, next to the Church, with an exterior staircase, one of the few such houses to have been preserved in Rome.
A Mediaeval house is preserved, next to the Church, with an exterior staircase, one of the few such houses to have been preserved in Rome.
Entrance door of the Church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna, Rome.
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The Church has a single Nave with three Chapels on each side.
South side
Includes a painting of Saint Clare of Assisi (1756) by Antonio Nessi, and a Ceiling fresco of Glory of Saint Lawrence by Antonio Bicchierai.
Contains the Tomb of the brothers, Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian, with a painting by Giovanni Francesco Romano.
Painting of the Immaculate Conception by Giuseppe Ranucci.
North side
Painting of stigmata of Saint Francis by Niccolò Lapiccola.
Chapel of Saint Bridget, where she was buried before her body was moved to Sweden. She had used to beg for alms for the poor outside this Church, and prayed before the Crucifix by the High Altar. Now, a martyr, named Victoria, lies underneath the Altar in the Chapel.
The painting of Saint Bridget Praying before the Crucifix is by Giuseppe Montesanti and was painted in 1757.
Includes an 18th-Century Crucifix of the Roman School.
Under its Porch is a Chapel containing the oven, said to have been used for Saint Laurence's Martyrdom. A Late-16th-Century fresco of the Martyrdom of Saint Laurence stands behind the High Altar (by Pasquale Cati, a mediocre pupil of Michelangelo). The Crucifix, by the High Altar, is from the 14th-Century.
Includes an 18th-Century Crucifix of the Roman School.
Under its Porch is a Chapel containing the oven, said to have been used for Saint Laurence's Martyrdom. A Late-16th-Century fresco of the Martyrdom of Saint Laurence stands behind the High Altar (by Pasquale Cati, a mediocre pupil of Michelangelo). The Crucifix, by the High Altar, is from the 14th-Century.
