Genoa, Italy - June 2013; The cathedral that is now San Lorenzo, Genoa, was founded probably in the 5th or 6th century AD, devoted to Saint Sirus, bis

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Genoa, Italy - June 2013; The cathedral that is now San Lorenzo, Genoa, was founded probably in the 5th or 6th century AD, devoted to Saint Sirus, bishop of Genoa. Excavations on the site have revealed walls and pavements of Roman age as well as pre-Christian sarcophagi, suggesting the existence of a burial ground in the site. Later a church devoted to the Twelve Apostles was built, which was in turn flanked and replaced by a new cathedral dedicated to Saint Lawrence, in Romanesque style. Money came from the successful enterprises - often shady or downright aggressive - of the Genoese fleets in the Crusades.

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