Saint Lawrence

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Saint Lawrence is a Christian martyr and deacon of the early Church in Rome, venerated as a saint and especially associated with acts of charity and his legendary death by martyrdom.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
deacon
early Christian
person venerated in Lutheran churches
person venerated in the Anglican Communion
person venerated in the Catholic Church
person venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
saint
associatedWith acts of charity
care for the poor
distribution of Church alms
causeOfDeath execution by Roman authorities
centuryOfDeath 3rd century
commemoratedBy basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome
basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome
numerous churches named Saint Lawrence or San Lorenzo worldwide
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
dateOfDeath 10 August 258
feastDay 10 August
hasAttribute charity
courage
faithfulness unto death
iconographicAttribute deacon’s dalmatic
gridiron
palm of martyrdom
legendaryDeath roasted alive on a gridiron
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
name Laurence of Rome
Laurentius
Lawrence of Rome
patronage Canada
Philippines
Sri Lanka
chefs
comedians
cooks
firefighters
librarians
miners
poor people
students
the city of Rome
placeOfActivity Rome
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld deacon of the Church of Rome
religion Christianity
servesUnder Pope Sixtus II
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church


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