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The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, which was later converted into a Roman Catholic church "San Lorenzo in Miranda" It is located in the Forum Romanum, on the Via Sacra, opposite the Regia.
The temple was constructed by the Emperor Antoninus Pius, beginning in 141 AD. It was initially dedicated to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. Because of this, Faustina was the first Roman empress with a permanent presence in the Forum Romanum. When Antoninus Pius was deified after his death in 161 AD, the temple was re-dedicated to both Antoninus and Faustina by his successor, Marcus Aurelius.