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About St. Lawrence of Brindisi
22 July 1559 – 22 July 1619 · Feast July 21 · Priest / Capuchin / Doctor of the Church
Italian Capuchin (1559-1619), polyglot (knew at least eight languages including Hebrew); preacher, controversialist against Protestant theologians, military chaplain who led Imperial forces against the Turks at the Battle of Stuhlweissenburg (1601). Minister General of the Capuchins; Doctor of the Church (1959).
St. Lawrence of Brindisi is the patron saint of Preachers, Linguists and Capuchins.
