Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, born Nicolas Herman, was a French Catholic religious brother who lived from about 1614 to 1691 and served at a Discalced Carmelite monastery, now Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris. He is best remembered for a posthumous book of his writing, the classic Christian text The Practice of the Presence of God.
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Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD was a French Catholic religious brother who served at a Discalced Carmelite monastery.
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(born Nicolas Herman; c. 1614-12 February 1691)
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Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD (born Nicolas Herman; c. 1614-12 February 1691) was a French Catholic religious brother who served at a Discalced Carmelite monastery, what is now Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris.
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was a French Catholic religious brother who served at a Discalced Carmelite monastery, what is now Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris.
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