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E05492: Leo the Great composes a Latin sermon (Sermon 85) in Rome in 446/461 in honour of the feast day of *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037).
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posted on 2018-05-21, 00:00 authored by francesLeo the Great, Sermon 85
Summary:
Leo tells the congregation that there is no love brighter than that found in the martyrs, who died in imitation of Christ.
... ad erudiendum dei populum nullorum est utilior forma quam martyrum.
‘... no model is more useful in teaching God’s people than that of the martyrs’.
Leo then narrates Laurence’s martyrdom. The persecutor demanded the riches of the church. Laurence gathered together the poor, on whom the riches had been spent. The persecutor then demands that Laurence recant and tortures him: his limbs are cut. The persecutor then orders that Laurence be killed by being cooked on an iron frame over a fire. He was turned from time to time to lengthen his suffering. When he died, his soul joined God’s in heaven. Rome becomes famous through the shining glory Laurence, just as Jerusalem was ennobled through *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030).
Text: Chavasse 1973. Translation: Lett Feltoe 1895.
Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
Summary:
Leo tells the congregation that there is no love brighter than that found in the martyrs, who died in imitation of Christ.
... ad erudiendum dei populum nullorum est utilior forma quam martyrum.
‘... no model is more useful in teaching God’s people than that of the martyrs’.
Leo then narrates Laurence’s martyrdom. The persecutor demanded the riches of the church. Laurence gathered together the poor, on whom the riches had been spent. The persecutor then demands that Laurence recant and tortures him: his limbs are cut. The persecutor then orders that Laurence be killed by being cooked on an iron frame over a fire. He was turned from time to time to lengthen his suffering. When he died, his soul joined God’s in heaven. Rome becomes famous through the shining glory Laurence, just as Jerusalem was ennobled through *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030).
Text: Chavasse 1973. Translation: Lett Feltoe 1895.
Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
History
Evidence ID
E05492Saint Name
Laurence/Laurentius, deacon and martyr of Rome : S00037 Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030Saint Name in Source
Laurentius StephanusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
446Evidence not after
461Activity not before
446Activity not after
461Place of Evidence - Region
Rome and regionPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
RomePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Rome Rome Rome Roma Ῥώμη RhōmēMajor author/Major anonymous work
Leo the Great (pope)Cult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Service for the Saint
Cult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
