1 Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Laurentius.
Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Laurentius. en Brass / Glass / Wax Seal, Belgium 19 th century
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4 cm ( 1.57 inch)
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4 cm ( 1.57 inch)
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Lawrence
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| Martyr | |
| Born | 31 December AD 225[1] Huesca[2] or less likely Valencia, Hispania (modern-day Spain) |
| Died | 10 August AD 258 (aged 32) Rome |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Major shrine | Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome |
| Feast | 10 August |
| Attributes | Usually holding a gridiron and wearing a dalmatic |
| Patronage | 1) People: those who work with open fires (cooks, bakers, brewers, textile cleaners, tanners) or those to whom fire means harm (librarians, archivists, miners, poor people) 2) Localities: Rome and Grosseto (Italy), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Huesca (Spain), San Lawrenz, Gozo, and Birgu (Malta), Barangay San Lorenzo, San Pablo, Laguna, Balagtas, Bulacan, Balangiga, Eastern Samar, and Mexico, Pampanga (Philippines), Canada, Colombo City (Sri Lanka) |