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The church of San Giovanni Calibita was founded in 1584 on an ancient church mentioned as early as the 11th century. The 16th-century church was renovated in 1640, the façade was completed in 1711 and the interior in 1742. The rich interior decoration is the work of Corrado Giaquinto.

The church of San Gregorio was built around the year 1000 during the Lombard period. In the 18th century, in order to facilitate access to the nearby Palazzo Pinto, a dilapidated wing was demolished. The church was desecrated and now houses the virtual museum of the Salerno Medical School.

The building has an elongated plan with the only door on the southern facade. The bell tower is quadrangular at the foot and pyramidal at the roof. In the 20th century the church was renovated and expanded considerably on the side.

The church of San Juan and San Pedro de Renueva was built between 1947 and 1953 by the architect Juan Crisóstomo Torbado in a neo-Renaissance style. The old baroque gate comes from the ruined monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza, located 22 km from the city of León.

The church of San Juan Bautista is a Catholic church located in the historical center of Arucas, in Gran Canaria, Spain. The work of Spanish architect Manuel Vega y March, construction began in 1909 and took 70 years to complete. Known as the Cathedral of Arucas (despite not being a cathedral), it is one of the most iconic buildings on the island of Gran Canaria because of its exterior architecture.

The church of San Juan is a Catholic church built between the 14th and 15th centuries. It is currently used as a Museum of sacred art in Aranda de Duero. The Council of Aranda was held in this building in 1473.

San Lorenzo in Lucina was first consecrated in the 5th century. The church as we see it today dates mainly from the 17th century when the interior was completely transformed by Cosimo Fanzago. Another restoration was carried out in the second half of the 19th century, during which, by order of Pius IX, the Baroque decorations of the nave were removed and replaced by the frescoes by Roberto Bompiani that can still be seen today.

The church of San Lorenzo Martire certainly exists since the 11th century. It was completely rebuilt in 1554 with three naves. New restorations took place in the Baroque and Neoclassical period. Inside it houses Mannerist paintings by the painter Donato Palmieri da Formello and the recently moved ancient sundial.

The basilica church of San Lorenzo was built between 1608 and 1703. Before the present church there was a small Romanesque church that was made Gothic in the 14th century. The new church was built in Baroque style and was completed with the construction of its brick façade, designed by José Sofí.

The church of San Lorenzo was built in the 14th century, but the remains of this first church are no longer visible today. From 1696 to 1717, a chapel was added to the original building. The neoclassical appearance of the building was given to it during a reconstruction in 1805 by Juan Antonio de Pagola. Likewise, the previous façade, which was baroque, was replaced by a neoclassical façade in 1901.