St Laurence
St Laurence (Laurentius),
martyr, died A.D. 258. One of the
deacons of Rome under Sixtus I. During the persecution of the Church by the
Emperor Valerian, Laurence was called upon the surrender the church
treasures. Instead he produced the poor
and sick under his charge, declaring that these “were his treasures”. He suffered martyrdom by burning. His day is
August 10th.
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