San Lorenzo
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San Lorenzo is the Spanish and Italian name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Bolivia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Italy
Mexico
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Spain
United States
Spain
Places
Argentina- San Lorenzo, Santa FeSan Lorenzo, Santa FeSan 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...
- San Lorenzo Department, ChacoSan Lorenzo Department, ChacoSan Lorenzo is a department of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 14,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,135km², and its capital city is Villa Berthet, which is located around 1,190km from Capital Federal....
Bolivia
- San Lorenzo, TarijaSan Lorenzo, TarijaSan 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 leavel, on the left bank of Río Tojtiwaysho, 15 km north of Tarija, the department capital.-Population:San Lorenzo had a...
Colombia
- San Lorenzo, NariñoSan Lorenzo, NariñoSan Lorenzo is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
Costa Rica
- San Lorenzo, a district in Heredia ProvinceHeredia ProvinceHeredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley...
Dominican Republic
- San Lorenzo De Mao in Mao, Dominican Republic
El Salvador
- San Lorenzo, AhuachapánSan Lorenzo, AhuachapánSan Lorenzo is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.San Lorenzo is a town of 9,194 citizens, located 7 km north of Atiquizaya city. San Lorenzo is on the border with Guatemala...
- San Lorenzo, San VicenteSan Lorenzo, San VicenteSan Lorenzo is a municipality in the San Vicente department of El Salvador....
Ecuador
- San Lorenzo, EcuadorSan Lorenzo, EcuadorSan Lorenzo is a port town on the north coast of Ecuador, about 18km south of the Colombian border....
, a sea port - San Lorenzo CantonSan Lorenzo CantonSan Lorenzo Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Esmeraldas Province. Its capital is the town of San Lorenzo. Its population at the 2001 census was 28,180...
, Esmeraldas Province
Guatemala
- San Lorenzo, San MarcosSan Lorenzo, San MarcosSan Lorenzo is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.It was found in 1812 year by Spanish families.This is the birthplace of Justo Rufino Barrios-President of Guatemala.His native house is declared as a National Heritage.*...
- San Lorenzo, SuchitepéquezSan Lorenzo, SuchitepéquezSan Lorenzo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It is situated at 220 m above sea level. It contains 7,753 people. It covers a terrain of 60 km². The annual festival is on February 2.-External links:*...
Honduras
- San Lorenzo, ValleSan Lorenzo, ValleSan Lorenzo is 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 primary Honduran port on the Pacific coast and lies on the Pan American Highway....
Italy
- San Lorenzo (Naples)San Lorenzo (Naples)San Lorenzo is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern 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....
, a neighborhood in central Naples - San Lorenzo, Calabria, a commune in the province of Reggio Calabria
- San Lorenzo al MareSan Lorenzo al MareSan Lorenzo al Mare is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 100 km southwest of Genoa and about 10 km west of Imperia...
, a commune in the province of Imperia - San Lorenzo del ValloSan Lorenzo del ValloSan Lorenzo del Vallo is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-References:...
, a commune in the province of Cosenza - San Lorenzo in BanaleSan Lorenzo in BanaleSan Lorenzo in Banale is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 15 km west of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,129 and an area of 62.1 km². The comune is made up of seven merged hamlets or villages. They...
, a commune in Trentino - San Lorenzo in CampoSan Lorenzo in CampoSan Lorenzo in Campo is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km west of Ancona and about 35 km south of Pesaro....
, a commune in the province of Pesaro and Urbino - San Lorenzo (Bognanco), in the province of Verbano Cusio Ossola
- Colonne di San LorenzoColonne di San LorenzoThe Colonne di San Lorenzo is the best-known Roman ruin in Milan. It is located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo. It is a square with a row of columns on either side, which were taken from a temple or public bath house dating from the 2nd century. The columns were moved to their current...
, Roman ruins in Milan - Quartiere San LorenzoQuartiere San LorenzoSan Lorenzo is a district in Rome, Italy.It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area...
, part of the Third Municipality of Rome - San Lorenzo BellizziSan Lorenzo BellizziSan Lorenzo Bellizzi is a village and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.-Geography:The village is bordered by Castrovillari, Cerchiara di Calabria, Civita and Terranova di Pollino....
, a commune in Cosenza - San Lorenzo IsontinoSan Lorenzo IsontinoSan Lorenzo Isontino is a comune in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 km northwest of Trieste and about 6 km west of Gorizia...
, a commune in Gorizia - San Lorenzo MaggioreSan Lorenzo MaggioreSan 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".-Festivals:...
, a commune and town in Benevento - San Lorenzo NuovoSan Lorenzo NuovoSan Lorenzo Nuovo is a small town and comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Latium region of Italy. It is an important agricultural center for potatoes, olive oil, garlic, onions, cereals and grapes. A second source of revenue is tourism.-Geography:...
, a commune in Viterbo - St Lorenzen, a commune in South Tyrol, in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Mexico
- San Lorenzo, ChihuahuaSan Lorenzo, ChihuahuaSan Lorenzo is a village and seat of the municipality of Dr. Belisario Domínguez, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2005, the town had a total population of 308....
- San Lorenzo, OaxacaSan Lorenzo, OaxacaSan 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.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5781....
- San Lorenzo, Mexico State, site of some wrestling matches of El Hijo del SantoEl Hijo del SantoJorge Guzmán Rodríguez , better known as El Hijo del Santo , is a Mexican professional wrestler, political activist and one of the most successful stars in Lucha Libre...
- San Lorenzo TenochtitlánSan Lorenzo TenochtitlánSan Lorenzo Tenochtitlán 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. From 1200 BCE to 900 BCE, it was the major center of Olmec culture...
, an ancient center of the Olmec culture, in Veracruz
Nicaragua
- San Lorenzo, BoacoSan Lorenzo, BoacoSan Lorenzo is a municipality in the Boaco department of Nicaragua. It has a population of 28,100 and an extension of 559.61 km². The economy is based mainly on agricultural and some agropecuarian activities. The capital is the town of San Lorenzo located 91 km. from Managua.Most people in the...
Paraguay
- San Lorenzo, Paraguay, a satellite city to the east of Asunción
Peru
- San Lorenzo Island, PeruSan Lorenzo Island, PeruSan Lorenzo Island is the largest island of Peru. The island is in the Pacific Ocean near the port of Callao and measures .-Access:As of 2011, San Lorenzo is not open to the public...
, an island in the Pacific off the coast of Callao - San Lorenzo, LoretoSan Lorenzo, LoretoSan Lorenzo is a town in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. It is the capital of both Datem del Marañón Province and Barranca District and has a population of 6,034 ....
Philippines
- San Lorenzo, GuimarasSan Lorenzo, GuimarasSan Lorenzo is a 5th class municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 20,168 people in 3,809 households.-Barangays:San Lorenzo is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.* Aguilar* Cabano...
- San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines NorteSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines NorteSan Lorenzo Ruiz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,678 people in 2,200 households.-Barangays:San Lorenzo Ruiz is politically subdivided into 12 barangays....
, a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte
Spain
- San Lorenzo de El Escorial, MadridSan Lorenzo de El Escorial, MadridSan 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 Mount Abantos and Las Machotas, from Madrid. It is head of the...
, a municipality in Madrid - Mount San Lorenzo, a mountain near EzcarayEzcarayEzcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja Valley in the La Rioja region of northern Spain.The name is of Basque origin.The town is situated at the base of the San Lorenzo peak and is 13 km from the Valdezcaray ski area.-External links:*...
in Sierra de la Demanda, La Rioja
United States
- San Lorenzo, Puerto RicoSan Lorenzo, Puerto RicoSan Lorenzo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over ten wards and San Lorenzo Pueblo...
- San Lorenzo, CaliforniaSan Lorenzo, CaliforniaSan Lorenzo , also known as San Lorenzo Village is a census-designated place in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 23,452 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, a town in Alameda County, California - San Lorenzo RiverSan Lorenzo RiverThe San Lorenzo River drains a large watershed in Santa Cruz County, California. The headwaters originate in the Santa Cruz Mountains at an elevation of , and the river flows through the San Lorenzo Valley before emptying into the Pacific Ocean at Monterey Bay...
, in California - San Lorenzo ValleySan Lorenzo ValleyThe San Lorenzo Valley, often referred to locally as "SLV," is in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County, California. It was once a center of the logging industry of California and is still home to millions of Sequoia sempervirens, or redwood trees...
, in California
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 MovieHey Arnold!: The MovieHey Arnold!: The Movie is a 2002 animated film based on the 1996-2004 Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. The film was released in theaters on June 28, 2002...
- San Lorenzo, a European country in LeverageLeverage (TV series)Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television...
Churches
Italy- San Lorenzo in PanispernaSan Lorenzo in PanispernaSan Lorenzo in Panisperna, or San Lorenzo in Formoso, is a church on Via Panisperna, Rome, central Italy. It was built on the site of its dedicatee's martyrdom.-Name:...
, a basilica in Rome - San Lorenzo in LucinaSan Lorenzo in LucinaThe Church of St Lawrence's at Lucina is a Roman Catholic parish and titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, dedicated to Saint Lawrence, Roman deacon and martyr. The name Lucina comes from the Roman matron owner of the house on which the church was built.The current Cardinal Priest of...
, a church in Rome - San Lorenzo, VeniceSan Lorenzo, VeniceSan 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. The high altar was partly sculpted by Giovanni Maria da...
, a deconsecrated church in Venice - Basilica di San Lorenzo di FirenzeBasilica di San Lorenzo di FirenzeThe Basilica di San Lorenzo is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III...
, a church in Florence - Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, a basilica in Rome
- Genoa Cathedral or Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, a cathedral in Genoa
- Perugia CathedralPerugia CathedralThe Cathedral of San Lorenzo is the main religious edifice of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy.- History :From the establishment of the bishopric, a cathedral existed in Perugia in different locations, until, in 936-1060, a new edifice, corresponding to the transept of the present cathedral, was...
or Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, a cathedral in Perugia - Basilica of San Lorenzo, MilanBasilica of San Lorenzo, MilanThe Basilica of Saint Lawrence is a church in Milan, northern Italy, dedicated to the Christian martyr St. Lawrence.- History :Various suggestions of its origin have been made, including a foundation in c.370., the Basilica of San Lorenzo was renovated and redecorated in the 16th century...
or Chiesa di San Lorenzo Maggiore, a church in Milan
Spain
- Church of San Lorenzo, ToledoChurch of San Lorenzo, ToledoThe San Lorenzo is a church in Toledo, Spain. It was built on the site of a mosque dating from the first half of the 11th century In 1121 the church is mentioned for the first time, as the Mozarabic parish church dedicated to San Lorenzo. In the 18th century the San Lorenzo was reconstructed on a...
Sports
- San Lorenzo de Almagro, an Argentinian football club
- Club Sportivo San LorenzoClub Sportivo San LorenzoClub Sportivo San Lorenzo, is a Paraguayan football club based in the city of San Lorenzo. The club was founded April 17, 1930 and plays in the "División Intermedia" division of the Paraguayan league...
, a Paraguayan football club
Other
- "San Lorenzo", a song from the eponymous album Pat Metheny GroupPat Metheny Group (album)Pat Metheny Group is the first album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1978. It features Pat Metheny on guitar, Lyle Mays on piano and keyboards, Mark Egan on bass, and Dan Gottlieb on drums.-Track listing:-Personnel:...
- San Lorenzo (restaurant)San Lorenzo (restaurant)San Lorenzo is an upmarket restaurant located at 22 Beauchamp Place in Knightsbridge, London. It was said to be the favourite London restaurant of Princess Diana of Wales.It serves Italian cuisine....
, a restaurant in London, England, UK