Definition of lawrence

• Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the churchs treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
• Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
• English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)