Brother Lawrence

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1611 – 1691

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Who was Brother Lawrence?

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris. Christians commonly remember him for the intimacy he expressed concerning his relationship to God as recorded in a book compiled after his death, the classic Christian text, The Practice of the Presence of God.

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Born
1611
Hériménil
Also known as
  • Lawrence
Religion
  • Catholicism
Died
Feb 12, 1691
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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