Lawrence, Saint

Lawrence, Saint
Lawrence, Saint
Successor of St. Augustine of Canterbury as archbishop of that see, and died in 619

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  • Lawrence, Saint — or Saint Laurence died 258, Rome; feast day August 10 Roman martyr. He was one of seven deacons in Rome during the papacy of Sixtus II. When the pope was executed during the persecution of Christians under Valerian, the authorities asked Lawrence …   Universalium

  • Lawrence, Saint — (d. 258)    One of the deacons of Rome, St. Lawrence was martyred for selling the Church s possessions and giving the money to the poor. When Emperor Valerian heard of the saint s actions, he demanded the return of the sold items. Lawrence… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

  • Lawrence — may refer to:GeographyCommunitiesIn Australia: *Lawrence, New South WalesIn New Zealand: * Lawrence, New ZealandIn the United States: * Lawrence, Indiana * Lawrence, Kansas (the most populous Lawrence) * Lawrence, Massachusetts * Lawrence,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Lawrence — /lawr euhns, lor /, n. 1. D(avid) H(erbert), 1885 1930, English novelist. 2. Ernest O(rlando), 1901 58, U.S. physicist: inventor of the cyclotron; Nobel prize 1939. 3. Gertrude, 1901? 52, English actress. 4. Jacob, born 1917, U.S. painter and… …   Universalium

  • Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …   Universalium

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