Church of San Lorenzo, Toledo

The 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[1] 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 larger scale. In 1936, due to a fire, it was reduced to ruins. Only the walls and the tower survived.

References

  1. C. Delgado Valero, Excavaciones en la iglesia de San Lorenzo (Toledo), in: Noticiario Arqueológico Hispánico (1979) ISSN 0211-1748, 1987, no29, pp. 211-363

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Coordinates: 39°51′18″N 4°01′20″W / 39.8550°N 4.0221°W / 39.8550; -4.0221

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