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Blessed Jean Laurens

11 December (Premonstratensians)

Profile

Norbertine canon of the Averbode monastery near Diest, Brabant (in modern Belgium). Ordained in 1574. Sub-prior of his house and master of novices, he was known for instilling a zeal for the faith in his charges by his pious personal example. Vicar of Hechtel, Limburg, Belgium in 1586 when he was imprisoned by Protestants at war with the Church.

Born

1548 in Miskom, Kortenaken, Vlaams, Brabant, Flanders (in modern Belgium)

11 December 1613 of natural causes

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

“Blessed Jean Laurens“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 December 2015. Web. 18 June 2018. <>