{"id":11621,"date":"2024-12-02T02:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T02:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11621"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:32:24","slug":"meaning-of-lawrence-in-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/meaning-of-lawrence-in-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;From Laurentum&#8221;"},"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 through Saint Lawrence, a deacon of the church in Rome who was martyred in 258. What does Lawrence mean? Laurentius was a Roman cognomen, or family name, meaning &quot;from Laurentum.&quot; The laurel is in the background because the city was probably named for it,\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\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/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_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11608,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/meaning-laurie-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11621,"position":0},"title":"Is Laurie in the Bible? 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