The Standard Bearer of the Roman Church - Lawrence of Brindisi Capuchin Missions in Holy Roman Empire, 1599

Examines the missionary work of the early modern Capuchin friar, and doctor of the Church, Lawrence of Brindisi. Renowned in his own day as a preacher, Bible scholar, missionary, chaplain, and diplomat, as well as vicar general of his order, Lawrence led the first organized, papally-commissioned Capuchin mission among the non-Catholics of Bohemia in the Holy Roman Empire from 1599 to 1602.

Summary

Examines the missionary work of the early modern Capuchin friar, and doctor of the Church, Lawrence of Brindisi. Renowned in his own day as a preacher, Bible scholar, missionary, chaplain, and diplomat, as well as vicar general of his order, Lawrence led the first organized, papally-commissioned Capuchin mission among the non-Catholics of Bohemia in the Holy Roman Empire from 1599 to 1602.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Drenas, Andrew J. G. Drenas, Andrew J.G. Drenas
• Publisher: Catholic univ of america press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780813230252
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-3025-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Osteuropa, Biografien: allgemein, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, History - General History, HISTORY / Renaissance