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St. Lawrence was a deacon in the early Roman Catholic Church. He was born on December 31, 225 and died on August 10, 258. How did he die?

   He was placed on a gridiron and was roasted to death.
   He was killed defending the poor.
   He was stoned to death.
   He was feed to the lions.

Your answer was: He was placed on a gridiron and was roasted to death..
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Answer: According to church tradition, he was placed on a gridiron and roasted alive. Read about St. Lawrence and several other early church martyrs. See Vatican Notes article The Martyrs Of The Persecution of Emperor Valeriano Valeriano ( Volume VIII, Issue 1, July - August 1959, Pages 5-8).


St. Lawrence
Scott #256 (1959)