Laurence, of Rome, Saint, -258
Dates
- Existence: 225 December 31 - 258 August 10
Biographical note
According to tradition, St. Laurence, one of the Deacons of Pope Sixtus II, was put to death three days after the martyrdom of that Pope, by being roasted alive on a gridiron. Laurence has always been venerated as the most celebrated of the numerous Roman martyrs; see his inclusion in the writings of Saints Ambrose, Leo the Great, Augustine, and Prudentius. His death, says Prudentius, was the death of idolatry in Rome. He was buried on the Via Tiburtina, at the Campus Veranus, where his basilica now stands, and his name is mentioned in the canon of the Mass.
Source:
Paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.
Alternate names
Laurent, Lawrence, Laurentius, Laurence of Rome, Lars, Lorenzo
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dissociated relic certificates, 1923–1975
Includes certificates of authenticity for relics of Saints Ambrose, Aurelia, Bernadette Soubirous, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Laurence of Rome, Maria Goretti, Patrick, Peter Julian Eymard, Pius X, Richard of Chichester, Thérèse de Lisieux, and Vincenzo Maria Strambi.
Collection is open for research.
Saint Laurence of Rome, 1961, undated
Relics in a variety of reliquaries, including badges, crucifixes, devotional wallets, lockets, and reliquary boxes.
Content notice
Some relics include fragmentary human remains.
Collection is open for research.