Brother Lawrence

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Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection O.C.D.
Born	Nicolas Herman 1614 Hériménil, France
Died	(1691-02-12)February 12, 1691 Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Lay brother, Discalced Carmelite monastery

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD (c. 1614 – 12 February 1691) served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris. Christians commonly remember him for the intimacy he expressed concerning his relationship to God as recorded in a book compiled after his death, the classic Christian text, The Practice of the Presence of God.