Lawrence of Brindisi


Lawrence of Brindisi

Doctor of the Church
Born22 July 1559
Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples
Died22 July 1619(1619-07-22) (aged 60)
Lisbon, Portugal
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1 June 1783, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI
Canonized8 December 1881, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII
Major shrineVillafranca del Bierzo
Feast21 July
Attributes
PatronageBrindisi

Lawrence of Brindisi, OFM Cap. (22 July 1559 – 22 July 1619), born Giulio Cesare Russo, was a Neapolitan Catholic priest, theologian and member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. An accomplished linguist, in addition to his native Italian, Lawrence could read and speak Latin, Hebrew, Greek, German, Czech, Spanish, and French fluently. Lawrence was ordained a priest at the age of 23. Lawrence was beatified on 1 June 1783 and canonized as a saint on 8 December 1881.