Category:Saint Lawrence

Born: c. 225 AD in Osca, Hispania (now modern-day Spain) Died: 258 AD 10th August in Rome Honored in: Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism Canonized: Pre-Congregation Major shrine: Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome Feast: August 10 Attributes: Usually holding a gridiron and wearing a dalmatic Patronage: Rome, Rotterdam, Birgu (Malta), Huesca (Spain), San Lawrenz, Brgy. San Lorenzo, San Pablo City, Philippines (Gozo), Canada, Sri Lanka, comedians, librarians, students, miners, tanners, chefs, roasters

Deacon and martyr, his Feast day is on August 10. Lawrence was martyred during the persecution of the Roman Emperor Valerian on August 10, 258 A.D.