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𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓

At first glance, perhaps the most remarkable quality of Lawrence of Brindisi is his outstanding gift of languages. In addition to a thorough knowledge of his native Italian, he had complete reading and speaking ability in Latin, Hebrew, Greek, German, Bohemian, Spanish, and French.

Lawrence’s sensitivity to the needs of people—a character trait perhaps unexpected in such a talented scholar—began to surface. He was elected major superior of the Capuchin Franciscan province of Tuscany at the age of 31. He had the combination of brilliance, human compassion, and administrative skill needed to carry out his duties. In rapid succession he was promoted by his fellow Capuchins and was elected minister general of the Capuchins in 1602. In this position he was responsible for great growth and geographical expansion of the Order.

Lawrence was appointed papal emissary and peacemaker, a job which took him to a number of foreign countries. An effort to achieve peace in his native kingdom of Naples took him on a journey to Lisbon to visit the king of Spain. Serious illness in Lisbon took his life in 1619.

In 1956, the Capuchins completed a 15-volume edition of Lawrence’s writings. Eleven of these 15 contain his sermons, each of which relies chiefly on scriptural quotations to illustrate his teaching.

𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑

𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵. 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯.