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Oratory of Saint Lawrence
Oratorio di San Lorenzo (in Italian)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Archdiocese of Palermo
Rite	Roman Rite
Location
Location	Palermo , Italy
Geographic coordinates	38°07′00.07″N 13°21′59.15″E  /  38.1166861°N 13.3664306°E  / 38.1166861; 13.3664306
Architecture
Style	Sicilian Baroque
Groundbreaking	1570 c.

The Oratory of Saint Lawrence ( Italian : Oratorio di San Lorenzo ) is a Baroque oratory of Palermo . It is located near the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi , in the quarter of the Kalsa , within the historic centre of Palermo. ^[1]

The oratory was built in 1569 to replace a former smaller church dedicated to St Lawrence . Construction was funded by a confraternity of mainly Genovese merchants, and linked to Conventual Franciscans . In 1699-1706, Giacomo Serpotta realized a sumptuous stucco decoration, depicting the life of St Francis. ^[2]

The oratory is particularly famous because of the masterpiece altarpiece Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence (1600 or 1609) by Caravaggio . This important painting was stolen, probably by Cosa Nostra , on October 18, 1969. It has never been recovered. In 2015 a hi-tech replica of the altarpiece was placed inside the oratory. ^[3]

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