'Saint Lorenzo and Saint Lawrence'

'It is believed St. Lorenzo was natural in Huesca, Spain on December 26, 235 (the bed covering day of St. Stephen). His p arnts, St Orencio and St. Paciencia, became martyrs of the perform in 246, during the Christian Persecutions. Lorenzo escaped the Persecutions with some other family members and moved to Italy where he became a scholarly person of an evangelist, who later became pope Sixtus II. Lorenzo was ordained a deacon of capital of Italy by Sixtus and was entrusted with the exchequer of the Holy goblet which was believed to have been utilise by savior and the Apostles at the uttermost Supper.\nIn 258, Valerian, the Prefect of capital of Italy, promulgated his demands against Rome. The new St. pontiff Sixtus II was taken prisoner, and as he was led to his execution, his Deacon Lorenzo asked, Father, where do you go without your Deacon? Sixtus answered, I do not leave you; you allow follow me in troika days. later this, Valerian ordered Lorenzo to moment over t he treasures of the Church. everyplace the next three days, he distributed the treasury among the people and hid umteen of the Churches sacred articles and relics end-to-end Europe, including Lorenzos Holy Grail. subsequently this, Lorenzo gathered the inadequate and sick of Rome and presented them to the Prefect saying, these are the treasures of the Church. Valerian became exceedingly angry at seeing much(prenominal) an assembly. Valerian ordered a huge power system to be make ready, with hot coals to be put underneath it and for St. Lorenzo to be burn to death upon it. plot in the nerve center of this torture, taunting Valerian, his executioner, Lorenzo said, this spot has been cooked enough, turn my body, you may now eat.\nIn Rome, the feast of St. Lorenzo is countenance to the feast of St. beak and St. Paul in popularity. There are records of the celebration go out back to the split second decade of the quaternary century, making the service one of the soones t of the Roman Catholic Church. Pictures of St. Lorenzo can be found throughout Rome, including a statue among the images c... '