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Pope Sixtus II was pope from 257 A.D. form 258 A.D. and was born in Greece and died in rome on 258 A.D. He was one of the early Roman Church’s most venerated martyrs. Shortly after Sixtus election Shortly after Sixtus’ election, the Roman emperor Valerian promulgated his first decree against the Christians, and a violent persecution ensued. For protection, Sixtus was gathered on August 6, 258 his congregation for services in the subterranean cemetery of Praetextatus on the Appian Way. There, he and four deacons, Saints Januarius, Vincent, Magnus, and Stephen, were seized and either beheaded immediately or brought to court and returned for execution. Buried in the nearby cemetery of Callistus, Sixtus later became one of the most revered martyrs …show more content…
Lawrence that the same fate would be his in three days. He gave away all of his money to people in need and this comforted. After that he sold everything he had and gave that money to people in need. The Prefect of Rome, a greedy pagan, thought that the church had a great fortune hidden away. He ordered St. Lawrence to bring him the church's treasure to him. Lawrence said he would in three days. He went through sity and gathered together all the poor and sick people supported by the church. When he showed them to the perfect, he said: This is the church's treasure.
The perfect did not like what what Lawrence did so he commended him to a slow death. St. Lawrence was a victim of persecution by the roman emperor Valerian. St. Lawrence was beheaded but legend says that he was grilled alive on a red hot iron grill.
Now Lawrence is known as saint Lawrence. He became a saint because he brought all the poor and homeless people and said that that was the church's treasure. He had a slow and painful death if he got grilled alive.
Saint Lawrence is the patron saint of poor people because he brought all the poor and homeless people and said they were the treasure of the church. He also gave all his money and merchandise to the poor people in need of it. He would see his merchandise for money to by food for the

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