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who is the patron saint of cooks? I thought it was st christopher
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.According to legend, when Lawrence was asked by Emperor Valerian to bring forth the Church's treasures he brought forth the orphaned, crippled and diseased of the kingdom and announced that "These are the treasures of the Church!" This act of defiance resulted in the public torture and execution of Lawrence on the site of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Rome by means of "grilling to death." Legend says that he was so strong-willed that instead of giving in to the Romans and releasing information about the Church, at the point of death he exclaimed "Turn me over. I am done on this side!" For this reason Saint Lawrence has been deemed the Patron Saint of Chefs and specifically those who cook on barbeques. In religious art he is often depicted holding a metal grill to memorialize his martyrdom.
Many modern scholars hold death by decapitation to be more likely and August 10 is celebrated as his feast day.
Many modern scholars hold death by decapitation to be more likely and August 10 is celebrated as his feast day.
Depends on the type of chef . . .! (Change to comedy Terry Wogan type accent at this point fopr best effect . . .)
St Honorius of Amiens is one (of a choice of 3) for pastry chefs.......he also covers: bakers; bakers of holy wafers; cake makers; confectioners; candlemakers; chandlers; confectioners; corn chandlers; florists; flour merchants; oil refiners and pastry chefs - busy little saint isn't he?
I'm not some weird 'saint spotter' by the way - get the info at the Patron Saints Index . !!! http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/indexsnt. htm This has to be a topic for Mastermind I reckon...
Enjoy..
St Honorius of Amiens is one (of a choice of 3) for pastry chefs.......he also covers: bakers; bakers of holy wafers; cake makers; confectioners; candlemakers; chandlers; confectioners; corn chandlers; florists; flour merchants; oil refiners and pastry chefs - busy little saint isn't he?
I'm not some weird 'saint spotter' by the way - get the info at the Patron Saints Index . !!! http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/indexsnt. htm This has to be a topic for Mastermind I reckon...
Enjoy..
...... and here at http://tinyurl.com/j4e4c is Lawrence just getting started on becoming a Saint ......
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