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==Early life==

==Early life==

Born Julius Caesar Russo in Brindisi, in the kingdom of Naples, Italy to a righteous family, father Guglielmo de Rossi andhis mother Elisabetta Masella. Laurence's power and effectiveness as an orator was witnessed at a very early age. At age six, he entered Conventual Franciscans of Brindisi for education. Every Christmas season, he was chosen to give a short sermon on the infant Jesus. At 12, his father died. Laurence studied at Venice with the clerics of St. Mark's and under the supervision of one of his uncles. In 1575, he was received into the Order of Capuchins. When a deacon, he preached the Lenten sermons in Venice. He completed his ecclesiastical studies and  ordained in 1582.

Born Julius Caesar Russo in Brindisi, in the kingdom of Naples, Italy to a righteous family, father Guglielmo de Rossi and his mother Elisabetta Masella. Laurence's power and effectiveness as an orator was witnessed at a very early age. At age six, he entered Conventual Franciscans of Brindisi for education. Every Christmas season, he was chosen to give a short sermon on the infant [[Jesus]]. At 12, his father died. Laurence studied at [[Venice]] with the clerics of St. Mark's and under the supervision of one of his uncles. In 1575, he was received into the Order of Capuchins. When a deacon, he preached the Lenten sermons in Venice. He completed his ecclesiastical studies and  ordained in 1582.

==Conversions==

==Conversions==