Laurentius

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Laurentius
       n : 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) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Saint
           Lawrence}, {St. Lawrence}]