51-433: Saint Laurent , Saint-Laurent , St. Laurent or St-Laurent may refer to: Saint Lawrence or Saint Laurent (225-258), a Christian martyr Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Saint-Laurent river St. Laurent, Manitoba Saint-Laurent, New Brunswick Saint-Laurent, Quebec , a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec Bas-Saint-Laurent ,
102-863: A CEGEP in Montreal Church of Saint-Laurent , a church in Paris Saint-Laurent Nuclear Power Plant , in Saint-Laurent-Nouan, France Saint-Laurent Herald , one of the Heralds of Arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority St. Laurent Shopping Centre , a shopping centre in Ottawa Yves Saint Laurent (brand) , a luxury fashion house commonly known as Saint Laurent Saint Laurent Productions ,
153-456: A French 19th-century ocean liner Saint Laurent (cruise ship) , a French cruise ship Saint-Laurent (train) , a Canadian passenger train service Saint Laurent (film) , a 2014 French biographical film about Yves Saint Laurent St. Laurent (grape) , a wine grape that originated in France "Saint Laurent" (song) , by DJ Sliink, Skrillex, and Wale, 2017 Cégep de Saint-Laurent ,
204-605: A battle between France and Spain Laurent (disambiguation) Laurent (name) Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert , one of the Korean Martyrs Saint Lawrence (disambiguation) San Lawrenz , a village in Gozo, Malta San Lorenzo (disambiguation) Sankt Lorenzen (disambiguation) São Lourenço (disambiguation) Yves Saint Laurent (film) , a 2014 French biographical film Topics referred to by
255-686: A monastery in Padula , Salerno, Italy . Saint Lawrence is one of Canada's patron saints. On his second voyage, French explorer Jacques Cartier , arriving in the river estuary of the North American Great Lakes on the Feast of St. Lawrence in 1535, named it the Gulf of St. Lawrence . The river emptying into the gulf was named the St. Lawrence River . Many names in what are now Québec and
306-726: A region of Quebec Saint-Laurent (federal electoral district) , an electoral district Montreal, Quebec Louis-Saint-Laurent (federal electoral district) , a federal riding of Canada in Quebec Saint-Laurent—Cartierville , a federal riding of Canada in Quebec Saint-Laurent (provincial electoral district) , a Quebec provincial electoral district Montréal-Saint-Laurent , a former Quebec provincial electoral district St. Laurent de Grandin, Saskatchewan Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans France [ edit ] Saint-Laurent, Ardennes , in
357-546: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( Latin : Laurentius , lit. " laurelled "; 31 December 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman emperor Valerian ordered in 258. Lawrence
408-450: Is in the writings of Gregory of Tours (538–594), who mentions the following: A priest named Fr. Sanctulus was rebuilding a church of St. Lawrence, which had been attacked and burnt, and hired many workmen to accomplish the job. At one point during the construction, he found himself with nothing to feed them. He prayed to St. Lawrence for help, and looking in his basket he found a fresh, white loaf of bread. It seemed to him too small to feed
459-488: Is named the " Quartiere San Lorenzo ". Because the Perseid Meteor Shower typically occurs annually in mid-August on or proximate to his feast day, some refer to the shower as the "Tears of St Lawrence". His intercession to God is invoked by librarians , archivists , comedians , cooks and tanners as their patron. He is the patron saint of Ampleforth Abbey , whose Benedictine monks founded one of
510-511: Is the patron of many Anglican parish churches, including 228 in England . A major church in Sydney , Australia, in the former civil parish of St Laurence, is known as " Christ Church St Laurence ". The Anglican charitable society, Brotherhood of St Laurence also bears his name. According to Francesco Moraglia the role of deacon is distinguished by service of the poor. He is destined both to
561-531: Is thought to have been born on 31 December AD 225, in Huesca (or less probably, in Valencia ), the town from which his parents came in the later region of Aragon that was then part of the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis . The martyrs Orentius (Modern Spanish: San Orencio ) and Patientia (Modern Spanish: Santa Paciencia ) are traditionally held to have been his parents. Lawrence encountered
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#1732779970245612-681: The Holy Mass as celebrated in the Latin Church . Lawrence is especially honoured in the city of Rome , of which he is considered the third patron after St. Peter and St. Paul . The church built over his tomb, the Papal Minor Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura , became one of the seven principal churches of Rome and a favourite place of Roman pilgrimages. The area proximate to the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura
663-654: The Maritime Provinces of Canada are references to this important seaway, e. g., the Laurentian mountains north of the city of Montreal , Saint-Laurent (borough) , Saint Lawrence Boulevard which spans the width of the Island of Montreal , and St. Lawrence County, New York , United States near Lake Ontario . In the province of Ontario, St. Lawrence is a prominent, historic neighbourhood in old centre of Toronto (formerly named York), now most known for
714-507: The monastery built by King Philip II of Spain , commemorates his victory at the Battle of St. Quentin (1557) on the Feast of St. Lawrence. The monastery and the attached palace, college, and library are laid out in a pattern that resembles the gridiron of Lawrence's martyrdom. The gridiron of Lawrence is also thought the basis of the design of the Certosa di San Lorenzo di Padula , which is
765-871: The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département Saint-Laurent-en-Beaumont , in the Isère département Saint-Laurent-en-Brionnais , in the Saône-et-Loire département Saint-Laurent-en-Caux , in the Seine-Maritime département Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines , in the Indre-et-Loire département Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux , in the Jura département Saint-Laurent-en-Royans , in the Drôme département Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye , in
816-847: The Ardennes département Saint-Laurent, Cher , in the Cher département Saint-Laurent, Côtes-d'Armor , in the Côtes-d'Armor département Saint-Laurent, Creuse , in the Creuse département Saint-Laurent, Haute-Garonne , in the Haute-Garonne département Saint-Laurent, Haute-Savoie , in the Haute-Savoie département Saint-Laurent, Lot-et-Garonne , in the Lot-et-Garonne département Saint-Laurent-Blangy , in
867-738: The Ardèche département Saint-Laurent-les-Églises , in the Haute-Vienne département Saint-Laurent-les-Tours , in the Lot département Saint-Laurent-Lolmie , in the Lot département Saint-Laurent-Médoc , in the Gironde département Saint-Laurent-Nouan , in the Loir-et-Cher département Saint-Laurent-Rochefort , in the Loire département Saint-Laurent-sous-Coiron , in
918-683: The Ardèche département Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre , in the Haute-Vienne département Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire , in the Dordogne département Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer , in the Calvados département Saint-Laurent-sur-Othain , in the Meuse département Saint-Laurent-sur-Oust , in the Morbihan département Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône , in the Ain département Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre , in
969-783: The Calvados département Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves , in the Manche département Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse , in the Landes département Saint-Laurent-de-Jourdes , in the Vienne département Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière , in the Charente-Maritime département Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse , in the Aude département Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine , in the Maine-et-Loire département Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée , in
1020-535: The Calvados département Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay , in the Maine-et-Loire département Saint-Laurent-du-Pape , in the Ardèche département Saint-Laurent-du-Plan , in the Gironde département Saint-Laurent-du-Pont , in the Isère département Saint-Laurent-du-Tencement , in the Eure département Saint-Laurent-du-Var , in the Alpes-Maritimes département Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon , in
1071-669: The Charente département Saint-Laurent-de-Brèvedent , in the Seine-Maritime département Saint-Laurent-de-Carnols , in the Gard département Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans , in the Pyrénées-Orientales département Saint-Laurent-de-Céris , in the Charente département Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset , in the Rhône département Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac , in the Charente département Saint-Laurent-de-Condel , in
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1173-552: The Charente-Maritime département Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque , in the Pyrénées-Orientales département Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle , in the Vendée département Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou , in the Aveyron département Saint-Laurent-de-Lin , in the Indre-et-Loire département Saint-Laurent-de-Mure , in the Rhône département Saint-Laurent-de-Muret , in the Lozère département Saint-Laurent-de-Neste , in
1224-481: The Church's crown." The prefect was so angry that he had a great gridiron prepared with hot coals beneath it and had Lawrence placed on it, hence Lawrence's association with the gridiron. After the martyr had suffered pain for a long time, the legend concludes, he cheerfully declared: "I'm well done on this side. Turn me over!" From this, St. Lawrence derives his patronage of cooks , chefs , and comedians . Lawrence
1275-581: The Feast of St. Lawrence, and sometimes on other occasions, the blood in the ampulla miraculously liquefies during the Feast and re-coagulates by the following day. Due to his conspiring to hide and protect the written documents of the Church, Lawrence is known as the patron saint of archivists and librarians. Lawrence is one of the most widely venerated saints of the Roman Catholic Church . Legendary details of his death were known to Damasus, Prudentius, Ambrose, and Augustine. Devotion to him
1326-468: The Hautes-Pyrénées département Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres , in the Gard département Saint-Laurent-des-Autels , in the Maine-et-Loire département Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons , in the Dordogne département Saint-Laurent-des-Bois, Eure , in the Eure département Saint-Laurent-des-Bois, Loir-et-Cher , in the Loir-et-Cher département Saint-Laurent-des-Combes, Charente , in
1377-963: The Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo in Panisperna was erected over the site of his martyrdom. The gridiron of the martyrdom was placed by Pope Paschal II in the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina . The Roman Catholic Church erected six churches on the sites in Rome traditionally associated with his martyrdom: Also in Rome are three other significant churches that are dedicated to Saint Lawrence but not associated with his life: The life and miracles of Lawrence were collected in The Acts of St Lawrence but those writings have been lost. The earliest existing documentation of miracles associated with him
1428-520: The Nièvre département Saint-Laurent-la-Conche , in the Loire département Saint-Laurent-la-Gâtine , in the Eure-et-Loir département Saint-Laurent-la-Roche , in the Jura département Saint-Laurent-la-Vallée , in the Dordogne département Saint-Laurent-la-Vernède , in the Gard département Saint-Laurent-le-Minier , in the Gard département Saint-Laurent-les-Bains , in
1479-628: The Pas-de-Calais département Saint-Laurent-Bretagne , in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges , in the Haute-Loire département Saint-Laurent-d'Agny , in the Rhône département Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze , in the Gard département Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay , in the Saône-et-Loire département Saint-Laurent-d'Arce , in the Gironde département Saint-Laurent-de-Belzagot , in
1530-461: The Rhône département Saint-Laurent-de-Veyrès , in the Lozère département Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt , in the Rhône département Saint-Laurent-d'Olt , in the Aveyron département Saint-Laurent-d'Onay , in the Drôme département Saint-Laurent-du-Bois , in the Gironde département Saint-Laurent-du-Cros , in the Hautes-Alpes département Saint-Laurent-du-Mont , in
1581-530: The Saint, to honor a devotional promise made by Spanish settlers during the 1692 Pueblo Revolt . Among the festivities are a set of dances performed by matachines . An image of the saint is kept in the house of a local family throughout the year, and a vigil and feast are held from 9–11 August. It is one of the oldest dancing processions in the New World. In Fargo , season 1, episode 3, Lorne Malvo notes
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1632-709: The Vendée département French Guiana [ edit ] Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Roads and transit stations [ edit ] Saint Laurent Boulevard , a street in Montreal Saint-Laurent (Montreal Metro) St. Laurent Boulevard , a main road in Ottawa's east end St-Laurent station , a light rail station in Ottawa Boulevard Saint-Laurent (Gatineau) , a main boulevard in downtown Gatineau, Quebec Other uses [ edit ] SS Saint-Laurent ,
1683-567: The care of the treasury and riches of the Church and the distribution of alms to the indigent. St. Cyprian , Bishop of Carthage , noted that at the time the norm was that Christians who were denounced were executed and all their goods confiscated by the Imperial treasury. At the beginning of August 258, the Emperor Valerian issued an edict that all bishops , priests , and deacons should immediately be put to death. Pope Sixtus II
1734-413: The corresponding local variant), so one might also occasionally encounter something named after one of them. More information on these topics can currently be accessed through disambiguation articles like: Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ də ɡɔs] ; Occitan : Sent Laurenç de Gòssa , before 1962: Saint-Laurent ) is a commune in
1785-664: The expansive St. Lawrence Market. The Laurentian Mountains gave rise to the name for the Laurential Plateau, or the Canadian Shield. In Switzerland , Saint Lawrence is represented on the coat of arms of the city of Bülach with a gridiron. The rescue operation for the miners trapped in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile was named Operacíon San Lorenzo after Lawrence, patron saint of miners. Bernalillo, New Mexico celebrates three days of devotions to
1836-556: The fashion house's production company People with the surname [ edit ] Charlotte-Françoise de Saint-Laurent (1660–1732), Canadian countess and business person Jean-Paul St. Laurent , Canadian politician and son of Louis St. Laurent Jeanne St. Laurent , wife of the former Canadian prime minister Louis St. Laurent , 12th Prime Minister of Canada Yves Saint Laurent (designer) Jared St. Laurent, commentator for Major League Wrestling See also [ edit ] Battle of St-Laurent-de-la-Muga (1794) ,
1887-533: The future Pope Sixtus II , a famous teacher born in Greece, in Caesaraugusta ( Zaragoza ), and they travelled together from Hispania to Rome. When Sixtus became the pope in 257, he ordained the young Lawrence who was only 32, as a deacon , and later appointed him as " archdeacon of Rome", the first among the seven deacons who served in the cathedral church . This was a position of great trust that included
1938-423: The prefect. On the third day, at the head of a small delegation, he presented himself to the prefect. When ordered to deliver the treasures of the Church, he presented the city's indigent, crippled, blind, and suffering, and declared that these were the true treasures of the Church: "Here are the treasures of the church. You see, the church is truly rich, far richer than your emperor!" As a deacon in Rome, Lawrence
1989-560: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Laurent . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Laurent&oldid=1241216542 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Short description
2040-411: The same term it uses for Pope Sixtus II, who was martyred by decapitation during the same persecution 4 days earlier. Emperor Constantine I is held to have erected a small oratory in honour of Lawrence, which was a station on the itineraries of the graves of the Roman martyrs by the seventh century. Pope Damasus I rebuilt or repaired the church, now the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura , while
2091-567: The service of the table ( corporal works of mercy ) and to the service of the word ( spiritual works of mercy ). "The beauty, power and the heroism of [d]eacons such as Lawrence help to discover and come to a deeper meaning of the special nature of the diaconal ministry." Many churches, schools, parishes, towns, and geographic features throughout the world are named for Lawrence of Rome. Depending on locality they are named St. Lawrence , St. Laurence , San Lorenzo , St. Laurent , St. Lorenz or similarly in other languages. San Lorenzo del Escorial ,
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2142-488: The stained glass window of St Lawrence in Stavros' office, in response to which Stavros narrates his martyrdom, in " A Muddy Road ". In a scene in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil , Augusto, Michaela, and Lorenzo tell a story about St Lawrence and refer to his Feast Day as "The Night of The Shooting Stars". Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Motet de Saint Laurent , H.321, for one voice, two treble instruments and contino, 1677-78 Several other saints were also named "Lawrence" (or
2193-480: The tradition arose is proposed that as the result of a mistake in transcription, the omission of the letter "p" – "by which the customary and solemn formula for announcing the death of a martyr – passus est ["he suffered," that is, was martyred] – was made to read assus est [he was roasted]." The Liber Pontificalis , which is held to draw from sources independent of the existing traditions and Acta regarding Lawrence, uses passus est concerning him,
2244-459: The workmen, but in faith he began to serve it to the men. While he broke the bread, it so multiplied that his workmen fed from it for ten days. The mediaeval Church of St Mary Assumed (Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta) in the small commune of Amaseno , Lazio , Italy houses the famous reliquary of the ampulla containing relics of Lawrence, namely a quantum of his blood, a fragment of his flesh, some fat and ashes. Tradition holds that annually, on
2295-428: The world's leading public schools for British (and other) Roman Catholics, located in North Yorkshire . The Festival of San Lorenzo is a religious celebration occurring every year in Tarapacá , Chile. Within Anglicanism Lawrence's name is traditionally spelled Laurence or Lawrence . His feast is on 10 August which is in the calendar of the Book of Common Prayer , the volume of prayers which, in its 1662 format,
2346-438: Was captured on 6 August 258, at the cemetery of St. Callixtus while celebrating the liturgy and was executed immediately. After the death of Sixtus, the prefect of Rome demanded that Lawrence turn over the riches of the Church, and St. Ambrose wrote that Lawrence asked for three days to gather the wealth. He worked swiftly to distribute as much Church property to the indigent as possible to prevent it from being seized by
2397-457: Was responsible for the material goods of the Church and the distribution of alms to the poor. Ambrose of Milan related that when the treasures of the Church were demanded of Lawrence by the prefect of Rome, he brought forward the poor, to whom he had distributed the treasure as alms. "Behold in these poor persons the treasures which I promised to show you; to which I will add pearls and precious stones, those widows and consecrated virgins, which are
2448-427: Was sentenced at San Lorenzo in Miranda and imprisoned in San Lorenzo in Fonte, where he baptized fellow prisoners. He was martyred in San Lorenzo in Panisperna and was buried in San Lorenzo fuori le Mura . The Almanac of Filocalus for 354 states that he was buried in the Catacomb of Cyriaca on the Via Tiburtina by Hippolytus and Justin the Confessor , a presbyter. One of the early sources for his martyrdom
2499-487: Was the description of Aurelius Prudentius Clemens in his Peristephanon , Hymn 2. Despite the Church being in possession of the actual gridiron, historian Patrick J. Healy opines that the traditional account of how Lawrence was martyred is "not worthy of credence," as the slow, lingering death cannot be reconciled "with the express command contained in the edict regarding bishops, priests, and deacons ( animadvertantur ) which ordinarily meant decapitation." A theory of how
2550-454: Was the founding liturgical document of a majority of Anglican provinces. In the Book of Common Prayer the feast is titled "S Laurence, Archdeacon of Rome and Martyr". His feast on 10 August has been carried into the contemporary calendars of most Anglican provinces, Laurence is remembered in the Church of England with a Lesser Festival under the title "Laurence, deacon, martyr, 258" on 10 August. Anglo-Catholics venerate Lawrence, who
2601-412: Was widespread by the fourth century. His liturgical celebration on 10 August has the rank of feast in the General Roman Calendar , consistent with the oldest of Christian calendars, e. g. the Almanac of Philocalus for the year 354, the inventory of which contains the principal feasts of the Roman martyrs of the middle of the fourth century. He remains one of the saints enumerated in the "Roman Canon" of
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