St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence is a Christian saint venerated in the Catholic tradition, associated with miraculous interventions and healing powers. He is invoked by priests and the faithful for aid in times of need, particularly for provision of food and sustenance. His relics, including blood, flesh, fat and ashes, are preserved in Amaseno, Italy, where his blood is said to miraculously liquefy annually on his feast day.
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When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Earliest existing documentation of miracles is in the writings of Gregory of Tours (538–594); medieval and ongoing veneration in Italy.
Sources
Source passages
“He prayed to St. Lawrence for help, and looking in his basket he found a fresh, white loaf of bread. It seemed to him too small to feed the workmen, but in faith he began to serve it to the men. While he broke the bread, it so multiplied”
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“The earliest existing documentation of miracles associated with him is in the writings of Gregory of Tours (538–594)...He prayed to St. Lawrence for help, and looking in his basket he found a fresh, white loaf of bread.”
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