Doctor of the Church
Feast Day: July 22
Patron Saint Of: Brindisi, Italy
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| St. Lawrence of Brindisi |
- Caesare de Rossi (St. Lawrence) was born on July 22nd 1559.
- He was educated by the Franciscan friars and at the age of 16 joined the Capuchin Franciscan Order at Verona where he took the name Lawrence.
- He then pursued higher studies in the theology, philosophy, the Bible, and along with his native Italian learned Greek, Hebrew, Latin, German, Bohemian, Spanish and French.
- After being ordained at 23, he began to preach to the Jew in Northern Italy.
- In 1590 he became Definitor General of his Order in Rome which he would hold 5 times.
- Along with Blessed Benedict of Urbino to Germany to combat Lutheranism
- Together, they founded friaries at Prague, Vienna and Gorizia.
- Emperor Rudolf II asked Lawrence to help raise an army against the Turks who threatened to conquer Hungary and was among the leaders in the Battle of Szekesfehevar in 1601.
- The following year he was elected Vicar General of the Capuchins.
- He was also sent to persuade kings to join the Catholic League, founded a Capuchin house in Madrid, served as a peacemaker between royal disputes, was sent as a representative for the Pope to Bavaria and was called on by the rules of Naples and Spain to intercede with King Phillip.
- He died of illness after a trip to Lisbon after being exhausted by the summer heat.
- He died exactly 60 years later on his birthday.
- He is renowned for his complete and thorough refutation of the doctrines of Martin Luther.
- In 1956, the Capuchin Order compiled 15 volumes if his sermons, letters, and writings.
- He also wrote a commentary on the Book of Genesis and was the first to write on all aspects of the theology that concerns the Blessed Virgin Mary
- He was canonized on the 8th of December 1881 by Pope Leo XIII and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope John the XXIII in 1959.
Read more about St. Lawrence of Brindisi at:
American Catholic.orgEWTN
Saints.SQPN.com
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