Geert Groote
Deceased Person
1340 – 1384
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Who was Geert Groote?
Gerard Groote, otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement.
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1340
Deventer - Nationality
- Netherlands
- Education
- University of Paris
- Collège de Sorbonne
- Lived in
- Deventer
- Died
- Aug 20, 1384
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on July 23, 2013
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