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Episode 002: St. Lawrence, the Patron Saint of George Foreman Grills

Episode 002: St. Lawrence, the Patron Saint of George Foreman Grills

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St. Lawrence is the patron saint of people who work with open fires, people to whom fire means harm, students, and comedians. But why? Travel back to the 200s and join us to hear a tale full of roasts and fire.

St. Lawrence Martyr, pray for us.

Sources:

Saint Lawrence, Wikipedia, ⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence⁠⁠ (last edited May 3, 2025; accessed May 13, 2025).

Deacon Keith Fournier, St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, Catholic Online, ⁠⁠https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=366⁠⁠ (accessed May 13, 2025).

Saint Lawrence, Britannica, ⁠⁠https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-early-Christianity⁠⁠ (accessed May 13, 2025).

St. Lawrence of Rome, Deacon Martyr, St. Lawrence Orthodox Christian Church, ⁠⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20131019094129/http://www.slocc.com/images/St.%20Lawrence.pdf⁠⁠ (accessed May 13, 2025).

Reverend Patrick J. Healy, The Valerian Persecution: A Study of the Relations Between Church and State in the Third Century A.D., Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. (Boston, Mass.; 1905) pp. 184-187, ⁠⁠https://archive.org/details/valerianpersecu00heal/page/184/mode/1up⁠⁠.

World History 200-300 AD, History Central, ⁠⁠https://www.historycentral.com/dates/200ad.html⁠⁠ (accessed May 13, 2025).

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