• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Drug addicts are likely in there because they were victims of the Holocaust. Sainthood is like that. You’ve got some things that are directly related to you, and several that someone needs to be patron of and you’re close enough

    • Jazard23@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      St. Lawrence was executed by placing him on a gridiron with coals beneath it. At some point during his execution, he declared to the Romans “I am done on this side, turn me over”. After this he became the patron saint of both cooks and comedians, which I think is hilarious