Brother Lawrence
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection | |
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| Born | Nicolas Herman 1614 |
| Died | February 12, 1691 Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Lay brother, Discalced Carmelite monastery |
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD (born Nicolas Herman; c. 1614 – 12 February 1691) was a French Catholic religious brother who served at a Discalced Carmelite monastery, what is now Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris. He is best remembered for a posthumous book of his writing, the classic Christian text The Practice of the Presence of God.