Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian priest and saint (born 1559)

Lawrence of Brindisi

Catholic priest and theologian

Lawrence of Brindisi, OFM Cap., born Giulio Cesare Russo, was an Italian 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,…