In the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina

Bill and I came to Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina for the coffee at Teichner but we stayed for the Basilica.

There was a Lucina, a Roman Christian, living on this site in the 4th century AD.

A romanesque lion at the door of an Italian church is always a sign of wonders within.

When we enter a church we always stand for a moment at the very back to take it all in.

Here is a Holy Water font we won't soon forget. I suppose the skull is reminding us we must die.

The back wall of this church has unusual and evocative memorials incised into stone slabs. 

Albert August Androt: nice portrait.

Another fine portrait. I could not decipher the name.

Your guess will no doubt be better than mine on the significance of this one.

This lion is a very striking individual!

Maybe you can tell me about the iconography of a crowned bird with a vase of flowers.

This nice pulpet is halfway down the nave on the left

The last chapel on the left has this interesting sculpture.

The group of figures, under their arch, bid us approach.

for a closer look.

I always like to sit in a pew for a while, look around, and let the atmosphere of the church come to me.

The mid-17th century altarpiece is by Guido Reni. How interesting that it is not framed. Gives it a modern look.