Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 August 258

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During his torture Lorenzo cried out "This side’s done, turn me over and have a bite". This is the legend often quoted explaining why San Lorenzo is the Patron Saint of comedians, butchers and roasters.
(10 August 258)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 6th of August 0258 1767 years ago
24th Pope Sixtus II is executed by beheading in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Sixtus was martyred along with six deacons; Januarius, Vincentius, Magnus, Stephanus, Felicissimus and Agapitus.