Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda

Ancient Rome


Fronted by soaring columns, the Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda occupies the 2nd-century Tempio di Antonino e Faustina on the Roman Forum. Dating to the end of the 7th century, the church owes its current look to an early 17th-century makeover.


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