Title The standard bearer of the Roman church : Lawrence of Brindisi and Capuchin missions in the Holy Roman Empire (1599-1613) / Andrew J.G. Drenas

Published Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 246 pages) : illustrations Contents Lawrence of Brindisi's career and afterlife -- The foundation of the commissariate of Bohemia-Austria-Styria -- Polemical preaching -- Theological disputations -- The express image of Lutheranism Summary "This book examines the missionary work of the Capuchin friar and doctor of the Church Lawrence of Brindisi, who led the first organized Capuchin mission among the non-Catholics of Bohemia and worked extensively for the pope in Central Europe"-- Provided by publisher The Standard Bearer of the Roman Church examines the missionary work of the early modern Capuchin friar, and doctor of the Church, Lawrence of Brindisi. Renowned in his own day as a preacher, Bible scholar, missionary, chaplain, and diplomat, as well as vicar general of his order, Lawrence led the first organized, papally-commissioned Capuchin mission among the non-Catholics of Bohemia in the Holy Roman Empire from 1599 to 1602. He returned again under papal mandate, from 1606 to 1613. Andrew Drenas analyzes Lawrence's evangelistic and polemical strategies in central Europe in order to shed light on some of the ways the Capuchins labored in religiously divided territories to confirm Catholics in their faith and to win over heretics. The introduction explains, principally, the book's purpose and the historiographical background. After providing a brief biographical sketch of Lawrence's life followed by details of his afterlife, Drenas examines Lawrence's leading role in establishing the Capuchins' new Commissariate of Bohemia-Austria-Styria in 1600, and specifically its first three friaries in Prague, Vienna, and Graz. From there the volume moves on to treat his preaching against heresy, followed by a focus on how Lawrence, while in Prague, involved himself directly in theological disputations with two different Lutheran preachers. The first dispute, with Polycarp Leyser, took place in July 1607, and dealt with good works and justification. The second, with a Lutheran whose identity remains unknown, and which occurred in August 1610, concerned Catholic veneration of the Virgin Mary. This is followed by an analysis of the Lutheranismi hypotyposis, or The Express Image of Lutheranism, Lawrence's literary refutation of Lutheranism following additional contact with Polycarp Leyser in 1607. Finally, Drenas considers briefly the effectiveness of Lawrence's apostolate and closes with a review of the book as a whole Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index Notes Print version record Subject Lawrence, of Brindisi, Saint, 1559-1619. SUBJECT Lawrence, of Brindisi, Saint, 1559-1619 fast Subject Capuchins -- Missions -- Holy Roman Empire -- History -- 17th century Catholic Church -- History -- 17th century. SUBJECT Capuchins fast Catholic Church fast Subject Counter-Reformation -- Holy Roman Empire RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions. HISTORY -- Renaissance. Counter-Reformation Missions Europe -- Holy Roman Empire Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813230269 0813230268

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