San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence (; 31 December 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, persecution of the Christians that the Roman Empire, Rom ...

, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:

Places

Argentina

San Lorenzo, Santa Fe San Lorenzo () is a city in the south of the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located 23 km north of Rosario, on the western shore of the Paraná River, and forming one end of the Greater Rosario metropolitan area. It is the head town of the ...

* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco *

Villa San Lorenzo Villa San Lorenzo, commonly known simply as San Lorenzo, is a town and municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an ...

, town and municipality in Salta Province * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on the border between Argentina and Chile

Bolivia

San Lorenzo, Tarija San Lorenzo (or: ''Villa San Lorenzo'') is a town in the Tarija Department in Bolivia. Location San Lorenzo is the administrative center of Eustaquio Méndez Province and situated at , 2,001 m above sea level, on the left bank of ''Río Calama'', ...

Colombia

* San Lorenzo, Nariño

Croatia

* Lovrečica, also called San Lorenzo, a village in Umag

Costa Rica

* San Lorenzo, a district in

Heredia Province Heredia () is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the Ce ...

Dominican Republic

* San Lorenzo de Mao in

Mao, Dominican Republic The Dominican city of Santa Cruz de Mao, or simply Mao, is the head municipality of the Valverde province, in the northwest of the country. It is the largest city of the Dominican northwest and the centre of the region. Its name, a Taíno word, ...

Ecuador

San Lorenzo, Ecuador San Lorenzo is a port town on the north coast of Ecuador, about 18 km south of the Colombian border. It was joined by a narrow gauge rail to the city of Ibarra, Ecuador, Ibarra in the Highlands and for many years it was an important port for ...

, a sea port *

San Lorenzo Canton San Lorenzo Canton is a cantons of Ecuador, canton of Ecuador, located in the Esmeraldas Province. Its capital is the town of San Lorenzo, Ecuador, San Lorenzo. Its population at the 2001 census was 28,180 Demographics Ethnic groups as of the E ...

, Esmeraldas Province

El Salvador

* San Lorenzo, Ahuachapán * San Lorenzo, San Vicente

France

San-Lorenzo San-Lorenzo is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 Communes of France, communes of the Haute-Corse ...

, a village in Corsica

Guatemala

* San Lorenzo, San Marcos * San Lorenzo, Suchitepéquez

Honduras

San Lorenzo, Valle San Lorenzo () is a city, with a population of 35,560 (2023 calculation), and a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle. The city was established by Spaniards as a village in 1522 but not granted city status until 1909. It is the p ...

Italy

San Lorenzo, Arcidosso San Lorenzo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 211.San Lorenzo (Naples) San Lorenzo is a district of Naples, Italy. It incorporates the precise geographical center of the ancient Greco-Roman city, centered on the intersection of Via San Gregorio Armeno and Via dei Tribunali. It also includes the area at the extreme ea ...

, a neighborhood in central Naples *

San Lorenzo, Calabria San Lorenzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabria. San Lorenzo borders the following municipalities: Bagalad ...

, a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria *

San Lorenzo alle Corti San Lorenzo alle Corti is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cascina, province of Pisa. San Lorenzo alle Corti is about 8 km from Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in ...

, a village in the province of Pisa *

San Lorenzo al Mare San Lorenzo al Mare () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,409 and an area of .All ...

, a municipality in the province of Imperia *

San Lorenzo a Pagnatico San Lorenzo a Pagnatico is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cascina, province of Pisa. San Lorenzo a Pagnatico is about 14 km from Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) ...

, a village in the province of Pisa *

San Lorenzo del Vallo San Lorenzo del Vallo () is an Arbëreshë town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, West ...

, a municipality in the province of Cosenza *

San Lorenzo, Venice San Lorenzo is a church building in the sestiere of Castello of Venice, northern Italy. The church dates to the 9th century, and became attached to the neighboring Benedictine monastery. It was rebuilt in 1580-1616 to designs by Simone Sorela. ...

, church building in Italy *

San Lorenzo in Banale San Lorenzo in Banale (''San Lorénz'' in local dialect) was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about west of Trento. It was merged with Dorsino on January 1, 2015, to for ...

, a municipality in Trentino *

San Lorenzo in Campo San Lorenzo in Campo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about south of Pesaro. The main attraction is the Gothic church of San Lorenzo, once part of a ...

, a municipality in the province of Pesaro and Urbino *

San Lorenzo (Bognanco) Bognanco (Western Lombard: ''Bügnanch''), population about 250, is a commune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located in an Alpine valley, called Val Bognanco, about northeast of Turin immediately to the ...

, in the province of Verbano Cusio Ossola *

Colonne di San Lorenzo The Colonne di San Lorenzo or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central Milan, region of Lombardy, northern Italy. History The colonnade, consisting mainly of 16 tall ...

, Roman ruins in Milan *

Quartiere San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending ...

, part of the Third Municipality of Rome *

San Lorenzo Bellizzi San Lorenzo Bellizzi is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Situated in the Pollino National Park, the village is bordered by Castrovillari, Cerchiara di Calabria, Civita and Terranova di ...

, a municipality in Cosenza * San Lorenzo Isontino, a municipality in Gorizia *

San Lorenzo Maggiore San Lorenzo Maggiore is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a member of the Titerno Local Action Group. Geography San Lorenzo Maggiore covers 16.17 square kilometers of hilly land ...

, a municipality and town in Benevento *

San Lorenzo Nuovo San Lorenzo Nuovo is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Viterbo, in the Latium region of Italy. It is an agricultural center producing potatoes, olive oil, garlic, onions, cereals and grapes. A second source of revenue is tourism. Ge ...

, a municipality in Viterbo *

St. Lorenzen St. Lorenzen (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northeast of Bolzano. As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,752 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistic ...

, a municipality in South Tyrol, in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Mexico

San Lorenzo River (Mexico) The San Lorenzo River (Mexico) is a river of Mexico. See also *List of rivers of Mexico *List of longest rivers of Mexico Among the longest rivers of Mexico are 26 streams of at least . In the case of rivers such as the Colorado River, Colorad ...

* San Lorenzo, Chihuahua *

San Lorenzo, Oaxaca San Lorenzo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 89.3 km2. It is located in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Region The Costa Region or Costa Chica lies on the Pacifi ...

* San Lorenzo Albarradas, Oaxaca * San Lorenzo Cacaotepec, Oaxaca * San Lorenzo Cuaunecuiltitla, Oaxaca *

San Lorenzo Texmelucan San Lorenzo Texmelucan is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United State ...

, Oaxaca * San Lorenzo Victoria, Oaxaca *

San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán or San Lorenzo is the collective name for three related archaeological sites—San Lorenzo, Tenochtitlán and Potrero Nuevo—located in the southeast portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Along with La Venta and Tre ...

, an ancient center of the Olmec culture, in Veracruz

Nicaragua

* San Lorenzo, Boaco

Panama

Fort San Lorenzo Chagres (), once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo (). The fort's ruins and the village site are located about west of Colón, Panama, Colón, on a promonto ...

, Colón * San Lorenzo, Chiriquí

Paraguay

San Lorenzo, Paraguay San Lorenzo () is a city in the Central Department in Paraguay. It is a suburb of Asunción, and the third most populous city in Paraguay, with a population of 252,561. The National University of Asunción campus is located in San Lorenzo, that ...

, a satellite city to the east of Asunción

Peru

San Lorenzo Island, Peru San Lorenzo Island is the largest island of Peru. The island is in the Pacific Ocean near the port of Callao and measures .INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 24–25. Sovereignty rights San Lorenzo Island was incorporated in 1899 as ter ...

, an island in the Pacific off the coast of Callao * San Lorenzo, Loreto * San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo District, Jauja Province * San Lorenzo District, Jauja

Philippines

* San Lorenzo, Guimaras * San Lorenzo, San Pablo * San Lorenzo, a village in

Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...

Puerto Rico

San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico San Lorenzo (, ; Spanish for "''Saint Lawrence"'') is a San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas, Puerto Rico, Patillas and Yabucoa, Pu ...

, a ''municipio'' *

San Lorenzo, Morovis, Puerto Rico San Lorenzo is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. San Lorenzo has six sectors and its population in 2010 was 1,209. History San Lorenzo was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spani ...

, a ''barrio'' * San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo, ''barrio'' and administrative center of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico

Spain

Sant Llorenç de la Muga Sant Llorenç de la Muga () is a municipality in the Alt Empordà comarca, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain with an area of 32.06 km2 and a population of 177 people. Sant Llorenç de la Muga is situated 16 km from Figueres ...

, municipality in Catalonia, Spain, formerly San Lorenzo de la Muga *

San Lorenzo de El Escorial San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as El Escorial de Arriba, is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain, located to the northwest of the region in the southeastern side of the Sierra de Guadarrama, at the foot of Moun ...

, a municipality in Madrid * Mount San Lorenzo, a mountain near Ezcaray in Sierra de la Demanda, La Rioja * San Lorenzo (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 4

United States

San Lorenzo, California San Lorenzo (Spanish language, Spanish for "Saint Lawrence, Saint Laurence") is a census-designated place, census-designated place (CDP) located in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County, ...

, a town in Alameda County *

San Lorenzo River The San Lorenzo River () is a river in the U.S. state of California. The name San Lorenzo derives from the Spanish language for "Saint Lawrence" due to its reported sighting on that saint's feast day by Spanish explorers. Its headwaters origin ...

, in California * San Lorenzo Valley, in California * San Lorenzo, New Mexico (disambiguation), several unincorporated communities

Fictional

* San Lorenzo (Vonnegut), a Caribbean island nation in ''Cat's Cradle'' by Kurt Vonnegut * San Lorenzo, a Central American country in '' Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie'' * San Lorenzo, a Mediterranean country in '' Leverage'' * San Lorenzo, a town in ''

The Adventures of Puss in Boots ''The Adventures of Puss in Boots'' is an American animated television series, starring the character of Puss in Boots from DreamWorks Animation's ''Shrek'' film series and its 2011 spin-off film, voiced by Eric Bauza. The series premiered wi ...

Churches

Basilica di San Lorenzo (disambiguation) The Basilica di San Lorenzo may refer to one of the following churches: Germany * St. Lorenz Basilica, Kempten, Bavaria Italy * Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze, Florence * Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan * Basilica of Saint Lawrence outsid ...

Italy

* San Lorenzo, Brescia, a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church in Lombardy * San Lorenzo, Budrio, a Roman Catholic parish church in Bologna, Emilia Romagna * San Lorenzo, Carmignano, a romanesque-style, Roman Catholic rural parish church in Prato, Tuscany *

San Lorenzo, Civitella del Tronto San Lorenzo is a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance-style Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Civitella del Tronto, in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy. History This church was dedicated to Saint Lawrence, St Lawrence, and ...

, a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic parish church in Teramo, Abruzzo *

San Lorenzo, Florence The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St. Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the main market district of the city, and it is the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici fam ...

, one of the largest churches of Florence * San Lorenzo, Ghisalba, a neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic parish church in Bergamo, Lombardy * San Lorenzo, Lodi, a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located in Lodi, region of Lombardy * San Lorenzo, Melfi, a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church building in Potenza, Basilicata * San Lorenzo, Mortara, a Gothic architecture, Roman Catholic Basilica church in Pavia, Lombardy * San Lorenzo, Nirano, a Roman Catholic parish church in Fiorano Modenese, Emilia-Romagna * San Lorenzo, Pazzaglio ed Uniti, a Roman Catholic parish church in Cremona, Lombardy * San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo in Campo, a Roman Catholic basilica church in Pesaro e Urbino, Marche *

San Lorenzo, Sansepolcro San Lorenzo is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church located at Via Santa Croce 2, at the corner with Via Luca Pacioli, in Sansepolcro, in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. The church is notable for housing a masterpiece by Rosso Fiorenti ...

, a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church in Arezzo, Tuscany *

San Lorenzo, Turin San Lorenzo, also known as the Royal Church of Saint Lawrence (), is a Baroque-style church in Turin, adjacent to the Royal Palace of Turin. The present church was designed and built by Guarino Guarini during 1668–1687. History Emmanuel Phi ...

, a Baroque-style church in Turin *

, a church building in the sestiere of Castello of Venice *

San Lorenzo in Panisperna The church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna is a Roman Catholic church on Via Panisperna, Rome, central Italy. It was previously known as "San Lorenzo in Formoso". It was erected on the site of its dedicatee's martyrdom. It is one of several church ...

, a basilica in Rome *

San Lorenzo in Lucina The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina ( or simply ; ) is a Roman Catholic parish, titular church, and minor basilica in central Rome, Italy. The basilica is located in Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina in the Rione Colonna, about two blocks ...

, a church in Rome * San Lorenzo in Miranda, a church and former temple in Rome *

San Lorenzo fuori le Mura The (Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls) is a Roman Catholic papal minor basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome and one of the five papal basilicas (former ...

, a basilica in Rome *

Genoa Cathedral Genoa Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Lawrence (, ''Cattedrale di San Lorenzo'') is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Italian city of Genoa. It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), and is the seat of the Archbishop of Gen ...

or Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, a cathedral in Genoa *

Perugia Cathedral Perugia Cathedral (), officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Lawrence (), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Perugia, Umbria, central Italy, dedicated to Saint Lawrence. Formerly the seat of the bishops and archbishops of Perugia, it has be ...

or Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, a cathedral in Perugia * Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan or Chiesa di San Lorenzo Maggiore, a church in Milan

Spain

* San Lorenzo, Córdoba, a church in Andalusia * Iglesia de San Lorenzo, Toledo

Sports

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...

, an Argentine football club based in Buenos Aires *

Club Sportivo San Lorenzo Club Sportivo San Lorenzo, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of San Lorenzo. It was founded April 17, 1930, and plays in División Intermedia, the second division in the Paraguayan football league system, after suffering relegati ...

, a Paraguayan football club * San Lorenzo F.C., a Honduran football club

Other uses

* San Lorenzo (restaurant), an Italian restaurant in London * San Lorenzo (Vonnegut), a fictional country in the novel ''Cat's Cradle'' by Kurt Vonnegut * Sanlorenzo, an Italian yacht builder * Battle of San Lorenzo, fought in 1813 between the United Provinces and the Royalists, in current Argentine territory * Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga, fought in 1784 between Spanish-Portuguese and French armies * Operación San Lorenzo, a rescue of trapped Chilean miners in 2010 * "

San Lorenzo march The San Lorenzo march is an Argentine military march first composed instrumentally in 1901 by Cayetano Alberto Silva, whose lyrics by Carlos Javier Benielli were later added in 1907. The unsung work was initially dedicated to Pablo Riccheri, pr ...

", a 1902 Argentine military march, celebrating the Battle of San Lorenzo * "San Lorenzo", a song by Pat Metheny Group from ''

Pat Metheny Group The Pat Metheny Group was an American jazz band founded in 1977 by guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, along with his core collaborating member, keyboardist and composer Lyle Mays. Other long-standing members included bassist and producer Steve ...

'' * "San Lorenzo", a 2020 single by Alfa featuring Annalisa * San Lorenzo Troop, a mounted squadron of the ceremonial

Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers The Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers "General San Martín" () is the name of two Argentine Army regiments of two different time periods: a historic regiment that operated from 1812 to 1826, and a modern cavalry unit that was organized in 1903. The ...

of the Argentine Army