St. Lorenzo/Saint Lawrence of Rome

This wonderful piece of wood carving art is featured in the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun." A beautiful sculpture of St Lawrence (lt. Laurentius) with his classic symbols: A Grill and Garlic. Hand carved in Maple wood and hand painted by professional artists. Made in Italy.

Saint Lawrence is available in various sizes and finishes, but what is showing here we have in stock in the USA and can usually ship to you in 1-2 business days.  All other options/sizes we can custom order for you from Italy. :)

Please do not hesitate to contact us at info@italianwoodcarvings.com for more information.

Feast Day: August 10th

Patron Saint of Cooks

Saint Lawrence was one of seven deacons under Pope St. Sixtus and was condemned to death by the Prefect of Rome. The story goes that he was slowly roasted to death and even joked: "Turn me over, I`m done on this side!" Then he prayed that the city of Rome might be converted to Jesus and that the Catholic Faith may spread all over the world. Right before he died, he proclaimed,  "It’s cooked enough now.