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Thursday, 10 August

Today in Church History

What happened in the life of the Church on this day across twenty centuries.

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✝ Martyrdom
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, Deacon
One of the seven deacons of Rome, Lawrence was martyred by being roasted on a gridiron three days after Pope Sixtus II. When told to hand over the Church's treasures, he presented the poor. His feast is among the oldest in the Roman calendar.
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