Christianity
- Saint Lawrence of Rome (died 258), Italian deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain.
- Lawrence I, bishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511, saint
- Brother Lawrence de la Résurrection (died 1691), a Carmelite monk.
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“But, with whatever exception, it is still true that tradition characterizes the preaching of this country; that it comes out of the memory, and not out of the soul; that it aims at what is usual, and not at what is necessary and eternal; that thus historical Christianity destroys the power of preaching, by withdrawing it from the exploration of the moral nature of man; where the sublime is, where are the resources of astonishment and power.”
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