Laurentius Surius [SEP] place of birth
Laurentius Surius
Laurentius Surius (translating to Lorenz Sauer; Lübeck, 1523 – Cologne, 23 May 1578) was a German Carthusian hagiographer and church historian.
Biography.
Laurentius Surius was born in Lübeck in 1523. It is not certain whether his parents were Catholics or Lutherans. According to a remark made by Peter Canisius ("Epistolæ", ed. Braunsberger, I, 36), he was born a Protestant and was brought into the Catholic Church by Canisius. Surius studied at the universities of Frankfort-
(ex. it is estimated he based at least a four fifth of his work on the translation of Laurentius Surius "De probatis Sanctorum historiis"), wrote this book in 1577, in order to combat the popularity of Protestant writings and advance the cause of the Counter-Reformation. In particular, Skarga recommended that this book should be read instead of the Holy Bible, reading of which at that time the Catholic Church did not encourage (unlike the Protestants).
Enduring popularity and significance.
This book,