Saint Lawrence

Saint Lawrence or Laurence (Latin: Laurentius, lit. "laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman Emperor Valerian ordered in 258.

This article is about the 3rd-century Christian martyr. For other people or places called Saint Lawrence, see Saint Lawrence (disambiguation).
See also: San Lorenzo and Saint Laurent

Saint

Lawrence
Lawrence before Valerian, detail from a fresco by Bl. Fra Angelico, c. 1447–50, Pinacoteca Vaticana
Martyr
Born31 December AD 225
Huesca or less likely Valencia, Hispania (modern-day Spain)
Died10 August AD 258 (aged 32)
Rome
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodoxy
Anglican Communion
Lutheranism
CanonizedPre-congregation
Major shrineBasilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome
Feast10 August
AttributesUsually holding a gridiron and wearing a dalmatic
PatronageRome, Grosseto, Rotterdam (Netherlands), Huesca (Spain), San Lawrenz, Gozo and Birgu (Malta), Barangay San Lorenzo San Pablo (Philippines), Canada, Colombo City, comedians, archivists, librarians, students, miners, tanners, chefs, Balagtas, Bulacan, Balangiga, Eastern Samar, Mexico, Pampanga, San Lorenzo Diakono Chapel, Mexico, Pampanga, roasters, poor, firefighters
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