well I don't know if it really relates to donor restrictions but he was "keeper of the treasures of the church" in a
time when Christianity was outlawed and he dispersed the material wealth of the church before
the Roman authorities could lay their hands on it before he was
slowly cooked to death. His feast day is August 10.
On 4 Aug 2000, at 14:36, Flynn, Sarah wrote:
> I believe I have seen a ref to St Lawrence as patron saint of
> archivists on one of the US websites. Think he was a martyr to
> Christianity actually! Do not think I would undergo barbecuing alive
> on a grid in the cause of (eg) ISAD(G) or a better strongroom...
> Although cannot remember the story of his life - what is meant by
> donor restrictions, Patricia?? Sarah (coming over all serious for once
> and breaking her own record in contributing to this list in the
> process)
>
>
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> > From: Patricia Sleeman[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Reply To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: 04 August 2000 14:24
> > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RE: patron saint?
> >
> >
> > I don't know of any specific to England but a catholic patron saint
> > would seem to be St. Lawrence/Lorenzo , venerated by some as the
> > patron saint of archivists because he was the first martyr for the
> > cause of donor restrictions...
>
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