{"id":11621,"date":"2024-12-02T02:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T02:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11621"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:43:48","slug":"meaning-of-lawrence-in-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/meaning-of-lawrence-in-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence no est\u00e1 en la Biblia: significa \u201cde Laurentum\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Lawrence is not in the Bible. It comes from the Roman name Laurentius, &quot;from Laurentum,&quot; a city in ancient Italy whose name probably came from laurus, the Latin word for laurel. It became a Christian name because of Saint Lawrence, a deacon of the church in Rome who was martyred in 258. It is the man, more than the Latin, who gives the name its meaning for us. Lawrence looked after the church&#039;s goods and its gifts to the poor.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawrence is not in the Bible. It means &quot;from Laurentum,&quot; and it became a Christian name through a deacon of Rome, martyred in 258, who presented the poor as the treasures of the Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-11621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11608,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/meaning-laurie-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11621,"position":0},"title":"Is Laurie in the Bible? 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