Jul
21
2023
'A Great Genius': St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Doctor of the Church
By Chris Sparks
No hardships restrained St. Lawrence of Brindisi (feast day: July 21) from tirelessly pursuing the spread of the Gospel of Christ and “calling the greatest number of people to eternal salvation," according to Pope St. John XXIII, who declared St. Lawrence a Doctor of the Catholic Church.
