Duomo, Neoclassical church in Mestre, Italy.

The Duomo di San Lorenzo, on the south-west edge of Piazza Ferretto opposite the clock tower, has a two-tiered Neoclassical facade. Four late-16th-century statues of the Evangelists by Agostino Rubini fill its niches, and five statues by Giacomo Gabardi crown it (1804-05). Inside is a single nave on a Latin-cross plan, with a 1593 altarpiece by Pozzoserrato.

The first church on the site dates to the early Middle Ages; it is first documented in a papal bull of 1152 by Eugene III. After Mestre passed to Venice in 1337, the decayed building was rebuilt from 1388 and consecrated in 1515. The present church was rebuilt between 1781 and 1805 to designs by Bernardino Maccaruzzi as the population grew, and it was last fully restored in 1996.

The parish belonged to the Diocese of Treviso until 1927, when it passed to the Patriarchate of Venice. The bronze panels of the main portal are by Gianni Aricò, who also made a fountain on nearby via Piave. The name San Lorenzo refers to the martyr Lawrence, whose feast on 10 August was long celebrated here.

The church is easy to find in downtown Mestre and welcomes visitors during regular service hours and for personal visits. It is best to respect the space during mass times and remember it functions as an active place of worship.

The four statues of the Evangelists in the facade niches are late-16th-century works by Agostino Rubini, a pupil of Vittoria, while the five figures on the roofline were carved by Giacomo Gabardi in 1804-1805. The bronze panels of the portal are by Gianni Aricò, who also made a fountain on nearby via Piave.