Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Lawrence, Robert, Blessed Martyr. Died in 1535 at Tyburn, London, England. A Carthusian priest, prior of Beauvale in Nottingham, he was executed with John Houghton and the other Carthusian friars. Beatified in 1886. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Lawrence O’Toole, Saint Confessor, Archbishop of Dublin, born County Kildare, Ireland, c.1128; died Eu, France, 1180. He studied at Glendalough, and became Abbot of Saint Kevin’s in 1154. Eight years later he was made Archbishop of Dublin, his appointment marking the liberation of his see from obedience to Canterbury. He attended the Lateran Council, 1179, … Continue reading “Lawrence O’Toole, Saint”

Lawrence of Brindisi, Saint Confessor, born Brindisi, Italy, 1559; died Lisbon, Portugal , 1619. He entered the Capuchin Order , 1575, and after brilliant studies in which he was noted for his linguistic gifts, mastering Italian, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, German, Bohemian, French, and Spanish, he eventually became head of the Order. He was most successful … Continue reading “Lawrence of Brindisi, Saint”

Lawrence Justinian, Saint Confessor, first Patriarch of Venice, born Venice, Italy, 1381; died there, 1456. He was a descendant of the Giustiniani, a Venetian patrician family which numbered several saints among its members; he entered the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine on the Island of Alga near Venice; ordained in 1406, he was elected prior … Continue reading “Lawrence Justinian, Saint”

Lawrence Johnson Martyr , died London, 1582. He was of an ancient family of County Lancaster, England , celebrated for its devotion to the Faith. Educated at Oxford, he studied for the priesthood at Douai, and was ordained, 1577. He was sent to England , where he was arrested, 1581, accused of complicity in the … Continue reading “Lawrence Johnson”

Lawrence Imbert, Blessed Martyr , Bishop of Korea, born Calais, 1797; died Korea, 1839. He entered the Foreign Mission Seminary at Paris, 1818, and was ordained a priest of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris, the following year. Selected for the Chinese mission, the Province Szechuan was the first scene of his apostolic labors. … Continue reading “Lawrence Imbert, Blessed”

Lawrence Hengler Inventor, born Reichenhofen, Wrttemberg, 1806; died Tigerfeld, 1858. He was a priest, and he invented the horizontal pendulum commonly used in seismographs. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Lawrence, Francis Effingham, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was a graduate of St. Paul’s College, at College Point, N.Y., and in 1852 of the General Theological Seminary; in 1853 he was assistant minister of the Church of the Holy Communion, New York city, and remained such until 1859, when he was chosen rector, and continued … Continue reading “Lawrence, Francis Effingham, D.D”

Lawrence, Edward Alexander, D.D a Congregational minister, was born at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, October 7, 1808. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1834, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1838; became pastor of Centre Church, Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1839, at Marblehead in 1845, professor in Hartford Theological Seminary in 1854 pastor at Oxford, N.H., in … Continue reading “Lawrence, Edward Alexander, D.D”

Lawrence, Amos a distinguished American philanthropist, was born at Groton Massachussetts, April 22, 1786. He spent a great part of his immense fortune in various charities and donations to public institutions. He died December 31, 1852. His Life and Correspondence was published by his son in 1855. Thomas, Biog. Dict. page 1384. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Lawrence, Amos”