Saint Lorenzo and Saint Lawrence

It is believed St. Lorenzo was born(p) in Huesca, Spain on declination 26, 235 (the ranch day of St. Stephen). His parents, St Orencio and St. Paciencia, became martyrs of the perform in 246, during the Christian Persecutions. Lorenzo break loose the Persecutions with other family members and moved to Italy where he became a student of an evangelist, who posterior became Pope Sixtus II. Lorenzo was ordained a Deacon of Rome by Sixtus and was entrusted with the exchequer of the Holy chalice which was believed to have been used by Jesus and the Apostles at the plump Supper.\nIn 258, Valerian, the Prefect of Rome, published his demands against Rome. The unsanded St. Pope Sixtus II was interpreted prisoner, and as he was conduct to his execution, his Deacon Lorenzo asked, Father, where do you go without your Deacon? Sixtus answered, I do not leave you; you ordain follow me in one-third days. after(prenominal) this, Valerian ordered Lorenzo to drama over the treasures of the Church. Over the succeeding(a) three days, he distributed the treasury among the people and hid many of the Churches reverend articles and relics throughout Europe, including Lorenzos Holy Grail. After this, Lorenzo gathered the poor and huffy of Rome and presented them to the Prefect saying, these are the treasures of the Church. Valerian became super angry at sightedness such an assembly. Valerian ordered a huge gridiron to be made ready, with hot coals to be put underneath it and for St. Lorenzo to be burned to death upon it. magical spell in the middle of this torture, bemock Valerian, his executioner, Lorenzo said, this side has been cooked enough, turn my body, you may now eat.\nIn Rome, the feast of St. Lorenzo is second to the feast of St. woodpecker and St. Paul in popularity. there are records of the celebration geological dating back to the second tenner of the 4th century, making the card one of the earliest of the romish Catholic Church. Pictures of St. Lo renzo can be found throughout Rome, including a statue among the images c...