Saint Lawrence
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Saint Lawrence or Laurence was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians ordered by the Roman emperor Valerian in 258.
Panel of Scenes from the Life of St. Laurence in the Niccoline Chapel, c. 1450
St. Lawrence Distributing the Treasures of the Church by Bernardo Strozzi
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence by Rubens (1614)
Martyrdom of San Lorenzo, by Palma il Giovane, in San Giacomo dall'Orio (Venice)
Gridiron (cooking)
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A gridiron is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling foods. Some designs involve two such grates hinged to fold together, securely holding food while grilling over an open flame.
Saint Lawrence
…Communion Lutheranism Canonized Pre-congregation Major shrine Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome Feast 10 August Attributes Usually holding a gridiron and wearing a dalmatic Patronage 1) People: those who work with open fires (cooks, bakers, brewers, textile cleaners, tanners), those to whom fire means…
A simple gridiron
Gridiron supporting an earthenware pot over a makeshift brick stove
Roman era stove, Delos, Greece
A gridiron in use