Lawrence
Lawrence was a Christian deacon and martyr born on 31 December AD 225 in Huesca, in the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis. He was ordained as a deacon by Pope Sixtus II in 257 at age 32 and appointed Archdeacon of Rome, responsible for the Church treasury and distribution of alms to the poor. After Pope Sixtus II was executed in August 258, Lawrence distributed Church property to the poor before being martyred himself.
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When
- First attested
- 225 CE
- Attested period
- 225 – 258
- Historical notes
- Born 31 December AD 225, ordained deacon in 257, martyred in August 258 during Emperor Valerian's persecution of Christians.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sebastian, Lucy, George, Francis of Assisi, Benedict of Nursia, Nicholas of Myra, Luke the Evangelist, Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great, Genesius, Maturinus, Bernardino of Siena, Joseph of Cupertino, Gabriel the Archangel, René Goupil, John Bosco, Helen of Constantinople, Ursula, Bernward of Hildesheim, Adrian of Nicomedia, John the Evangelist, Barbara, Philip Neri, Eligius, Dominic, Christopher, St Hyacinth, Francis de Sales, Our Lady of Loreto, Thérèse of Lisieux, Orentius, Patientia, Sixtus II, Thomas the Apostle, Matthew
- student of
- Sixtus II
- allied with
- Hippolytus, Justin the Confessor, Stephen
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“As a deacon in Rome, Lawrence was responsible for the material goods of the Church and the distribution of alms to the poor...He was martyred in San Lorenzo in Panisperna and was buried in San Lorenzo fuori le Mura.”
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“Archivists - Lawrence”
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“The beauty, power and the heroism of [d]eacons such as Lawrence help to discover and come to a deeper meaning of the special nature of the diaconal ministry.”
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