The year of the establishment of the village of San Lawrence is unknown, but there are documents that mention Ta' Ciangura and San Lawrenz before the Great Siege of Gozo which occurred before July 1551.
It is known that the parish of San Lawrenz was founded on 15 March 1893. Before this date the village was known as Ta' Ċiangura, but the area was always referred to as “San Lawrenz”. The latter derives from the name of an old chapel dedicated to Saint Lawrence and the devotion which the people of the area have always held.
San Lawrenz is the only village in Gozo named after a saint. By the 4th century AD, the devotion towards Saint Lawrence had spread worldwide and had also reached the shores of Gozo. Before the end of the middle ages there were three churches dedicated to Saint Lawrence, one inside the Citadel, one near Ta' Ghodlien and another at Ta' Ciangura. The village assumed the name from the church.
Source: San Lawrenz Local Council