Associations to the word «Laurentius»

Dictionary definition

LAURENTIUS, noun. Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258).

Wise words

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Mark Twain