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Using the geometry of the projective plane over the finite field ${𝔽}_q$, we construct a Hermitian Lorentzian lattice $L_q$ of dimension $(q^2+q+2)$ defined over a certain number ring $𝒪$ that depends on $q$. We show that infinitely many of these lattices are $p$-modular, that is, $p{L}_q^{\text{'}}=L_q$, where $p$ is some prime in $𝒪$ such that ${\left|p\right|}^2=q$. The Lorentzian lattices $L_q$ sometimes lead to construction of interesting positive definite lattices. In particular, if $q\equiv 3mod4$ is a rational prime such that $(q^2+q+1)$ is norm of some element in $\mathbb{Q}\left[\sqrt{-q}\right]$, then we...