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| The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence by Agnolo Bronzino |
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It seems that everyone is familiar with the grim humor shown by our saint while he was on the grill. According to a book I am reading, that was not the rest of the story.
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| Saint Lawrence by Fra Angelico |
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According to Robert Eimer, O.M.I. author of Tilted Haloes, St. Lawrence also continued with the following:
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| Martyrdom of St. Lawrency by Valentine De Boulogne |
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"It seems that the Roman deacon Lawrence, gleefully, as we hear today, was being roasted alive on a spit over blazing coals. Turning to his executioners, he remarked:
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| The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence by Jacopo Vignali |
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'Let my body now be turned; one side is broiled enough.' Then he added the phrase we seldom hear: 'Eat now, for it is well done.'"
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