The church that kept a secret

The Church of San Lorenzo in Segovia, Spain, is more than just a place of worship. It is the site where Saint Lawrence, the Deacon of Rome, met his untimely end in the third century, cooked alive as a punishment for his faith. But the church that stands over him today was built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century, replacing an earlier Mozarabic church. One might assume that the story of Saint Lawrence would end with his martyrdom, but this church holds a surprising secret: his relics were discovered within its walls in the 18th century when the church was named San Lorenzo (it was originally named Santa María la Mayor). Despite its status as a monument of historical-artistic national relevance since 1931, the Church of San Lorenzo in Segovia remains a humble and little-known gem.

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