22 July 1619(1619-07-22) (aged 60) Lisbon, Portugal
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1 June 1783, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI
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8 December 1881, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII
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Villafranca del Bierzo
Feast
21 July
Attributes
Leading soldiers against the Turks
With the Infant Jesus
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Brindisi
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Lawrence of Brindisi, OFM Cap. (22 July 1559 – 22 July 1619), born Giulio Cesare Russo, was an 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.
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