Saint Lawrence: Episode One
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
4.8 • 648 Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage
🗺️ Saint Lawrence - Episode One: Faith in the Catacombs
Rome. 258 A.D. A young Christian foreigner enters the Eternal City for the first time with his wise old mentor. There they discover a people living in fear under authoritarian rule. What’s worse: the authorities want to kill all Christians. To survive, they’ll have to rely on their wits, and a little help from unexpected friends. This is the story of St. Lawrence.
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Saint Lawrence gives all he has, both to the poor and to God. In acts of service and bold witness under threat, Lawrence teaches a bold faith paired with charity. Sixtus also leads with quiet wisdom and perseverance; and Philip, a ‘rich young man,’ sacrifices everything with generosity.
This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. It depicts forced participation in pagan rituals, unjust imprisonment, the torture of a Christian convert, and the martyrdom of clergy. One man has his eyes removed before later regaining sight. Lawrence is executed, as is recorded historically, by being burned on a gridiron. While restraint is used in the representation of the moment, parents may want to screen the last few moments of episode 5 before sharing with younger listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | Rome, 258 AD. |
| 0:05.0 | A young Christian foreigner enters the Eternal City for the first time with his wise old mentor. |
| 0:13.0 | There, they discover a people living in fear under authoritarian rule. |
| 0:18.0 | What's worse, the authorities want to kill all Christians. To survive, they have to rely on their wits and a little help from unexpected friends. |
| 0:29.6 | This is the story of St. Lawrence. |
| 0:39.7 | The Saints. |
| 0:42.7 | Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:44.4 | St. Lawrence. |
| 0:48.1 | Episode 1. Faith in the catacombs. |
| 0:53.1 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the Saintspodcast.com. |
| 0:54.2 | Our sponsor, Colby Academy's new asynchronous format |
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| 1:01.0 | including comprehensive course services and assignments |
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| 1:12.8 | Foreigners this way, Roman citizens head through the gates. |
| 1:17.8 | Ah, Rome. |
| 1:20.0 | The eternal city at last. |
| 1:23.1 | I've dreamt of this moment my entire life. |
| 1:26.7 | I am glad you have come with me, Lawrence. |
| 1:30.3 | It has been wonderful to have you by my side on this journey. |
| 1:33.3 | It's an honor, Bishop Sixtus. |
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