Saint Lawrence

<p>Lawrence suffered his martyrdom in the year 258, three days after Sixtus II and six other deacons (see August 7). A defender of the Church in Rome, he was the most venerated Roman martyr of the early Church and is a patron of Rome. He is mentioned in the canon of the Mass (Eucharistic Prayer I).<br /></p>
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