Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, popular preacher, and founder of the Brethren of the Common Life
1340 CE
to 1384 CE
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.