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Gerard Groote

Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, popular preacher, and founder of the Brethren of the Common Life

b. 1340 CE – d. 1384 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Gerard Groote (October 1340 – August 20, 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, is a Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, who is a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life.

He is a key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement.

Moran, J. (2017). Gerard Groote. History Atlas. Retrieved 25 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/gerard-groote/

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