
Geert Groote
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 641 years ago |
Born | Deventer |
Netherlands | |
Date of died | August 20,1384 |
Died | Deventer |
Netherlands | |
Books | Deventer, Netherlands |
Founded | Brethren Of The Common Life |
Education | University of Paris |
College of Sorbonne | |
Date of birth | January 1,1340 |
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ID | 1348898 |
Geert Groote Life story
Gerard Groote, otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch Catholic deacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement.