His name (pronounced LOR-ence) is a Scandinavian version of the name Lawrence. He's named after St. Lorenzo/Lawrence. Here's the Wikipedia version of it:
"After the death of Pope Sixtus, the prefect of Rome demanded that Lawrence turn over the riches of the Church...Lawrence asked for three days to gather together the wealth. Lawrence worked swiftly to distribute as much Church property to the poor as possible, so as to prevent its being seized by the prefect. On the third day, at the head of a small delegation, he presented himself to the prefect, and when ordered to give up the treasures of the Church, he presented the poor, the crippled, the blind and the suffering, and said that these were the true treasures of the Church. One account records him declaring to the prefect, "The Church is truly rich, far richer than your emperor." This act of defiance led directly to his martyrdom."
His middle name, Hansen, is his Bestamor's (Danish great-grandmother) maiden name.
If you'd like to see pictures of his first week, go to www.lorenshansenbishop.shutterfly.com.
Here's one of all of us before we left the hospital.
4 comments:
Congratulations, Michele and Josh! Lorens looks beautiful (handsome!), and definitely well-loved by mommy and daddy. I hope you're recovering well, Michele! And thanks for sharing the meaning of his name. I love knowing the reason behind a name...good choice!
Congratulations!
gah. can i meet him yet?
he is so hansome! Josh guess what my mom finally had the baby it's a girl her name is Charlotte Jane and she is so beautiful you can check out my blog for pictures. She was born Sunday November 23! I can't wait to meet Lorens and I can't wait for you to meet Charlotte! Hope to see you tomorrow at church!
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