They named the baby Julius Caesar

And sure enough, he would grow up to stand at the head of a great army... but it would be as Brother Lawrence: a Capuchin friar and army chaplain, rallying the troops in a battle against a host of invaders.

He was no soldier: he was a phenomenal linguist, a brilliant administrator, but most of all, he was a holy man of God and filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, bringing many to faith in Christ.

St. Lawrence of Brindisi, died at the age of 60, on July 22, 1619 and his memory is celebrated on this day.