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Antipope Laurentius (r. 498–506), antipope of the Roman Catholic Church. Laurence of Canterbury, archbishop of Canterbury known as Saint Laurentius. Lárentíus Kálfsson (1267–1331), bishop of Hólar, Iceland, 1324–1331. Laurentius Abstemius, Italian writer, Professor of Belles Lettres at Urbino, and Librarian to Duke Guido Ubaldo under ...
Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( Latin: Laurentius, lit. "laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 [1] – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman Emperor Valerian ordered in 258.
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Mar 21, 2024 · Laurentius (flourished 6th century, Italy) was an antipope in 498 and from 501 to about 505/507, whose disputed papal election gave his name to the Laurentian schism, a split in the Roman Catholic Church. Late in the 5th century, the Roman church’s relations with the Eastern church in Constantinople became badly strained.
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Dec 7, 2022 · Laurentius is a masculine name derived from Laurence, a Latin name meaning "from Laurentum". It is used in various languages and cultures, with different forms and name days.
Lorenzo Valla (Italian: [loˈrɛntso ˈvalla]; also Latinized as Laurentius; c. 1407 – 1 August 1457) was an Italian Renaissance humanist, rhetorician, educator and scholar. He is best known for his historical-critical textual analysis that proved that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery, therefore attacking and undermining the ...
Jan 22, 2019 · Meaning & History. From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". Laurentum was a city in ancient Italy, its name probably deriving from Latin laurus "laurel". Saint Laurence was a 3rd-century deacon and martyr from Rome. According to tradition he was roasted alive on a gridiron because, when ordered to hand over the church's ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Reformation. Laurentius Petri (born 1499, Örebro, Sweden—died October 26, 1573, Uppsala) was a Lutheran churchman, a leader of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden and the first Protestant archbishop of Uppsala (1531–73). His influence was very great, although he was less dynamic and forceful than his brother Olaus.
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