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Lawrence
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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)
Related source terms
saint lawrencest. lawrencelaurentius
Other meanings
2. noun
Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
3. noun
English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)
4. noun
English actress (1898-1952)
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