San Lorenzo is a
Roman Catholic
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parish church at Via Chiesa #5 at the frazione of Nirano, in the commune of
Fiorano Modenese
Fiorano Modenese ( Modenese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Modena. Neighboring municipalities are Formigine, Sassuolo, Serra ...
, in the region of
Emilia-Romagna
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, Italy.
History
A church at the site is first documented in 1078. It was rebuilt in 1444 as documented by an inscription in the church. Again rebuilt in 1780, and restore in the 19th century. The apse has a painting depicting the ''Madonna and Child with Saints Lawrence, Catherine, Bernard, Andrea, and Bernardino of Siena'' by a 17th-century Bolognese artist.
Comune of Fiorano Modenese
tourism entry.
References
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Churches in the province of Modena
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy