The Daily Question
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?
1. He was placed on a gridiron and was roasted to death.
2. He was killed defending the poor.
3. He was stoned to death.
4. He was feed to the lions.
2. He was killed defending the poor.
3. He was stoned to death.
4. He was feed to the lions.
Your answer was: He was placed on a gridiron and was roasted to death.
You are correct!!
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)
St. Lawrence
Scott #256 (1959)