Memorial Day: October 19When did Saint Laura live: 9th century ADBIOGRAPHY: Saint Laura, born in Córdoba (Spain), met her death during the Moorish rule in al-Andalus. After her husband died, she devoted herself to a spiritual lifestyle. According to reports, she was put to death in a cauldron of molten lead. Her martyrdom makes her a symbolic figure of Christian resistance in times of great oppression.PATRONAGE: St. Laura is the patron saint of widows, martyrs and the persecuted.SYMBOLISM, DEPICTION: The symbols of San Laura are a book as a sign of her wisdom and an abbot's staff, which refers to her spiritual power of wisdom.PATRON SAINT OF:Laura, Laurentia, Laurence, Laurie, Renzi