Geert Groote, also known as Gerard Groote or in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch Catholic deacon who lived from 1340 to 1384. He was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life, and was a key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement.
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Soon after, Groote settled in Cologne, teaching philosophy and theology, and was granted a prebend in Utrecht and another in Aachen.
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Gerard Groote, otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life.
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(October 1340-20 August 1384)
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Gerard Groote (October 1340-20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life.
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was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life.
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