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a stained glass window with an image of jesus holding a jug and wearing a cross

The year was 258 A.D. It was a difficult beginning for what would become the First Christian Millennium. Hostility against the early followers of Jesus Christ was growing. The barbarism and severity of pagan Rome had begun to reach a fever pitch. It would soon lead to a blood lust. The newborn ...

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Today, 10 August, is the feast of St Lawrence, one of the seven deacons of the Roman church and a victim of the persecution of the Emperor Valerian. In the year 258, in August, the same emperor issued an edict commanding all bishops, priests and deacons should be put to death immediately. (cf. Cyprian, Epist. LXXX, 1). St Lawrence has become one of the most venerated martyrs of the Roman church and his name is mentioned in the Roman Canon. This window is in Woodchester Priory, and my…

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Lawrence, deacon and martyr - August 10th St Lawrence (d. 258, Rome, Italy) (Relics: Rome, Italy) First Class Relics San Lorenzo fuori le Mura (Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls) Piazzale del Verano 3 Rome, Italy *This church is east of the Aurelian Walls. *The remains of St Lawrence, St Stephen, and St Justin lie in the confessio below the main altar. (Note: The relics are labeled as St Justin the Presbyter. Therefore, it is likely that this is not St Justin the Martyr.) *A marble stone slab…

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