Lorenz Fabricius

Polish hebraist
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IntroPolish hebraist
PlacesPoland
wasHebraist
Work fieldSocial science
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholic church
Birth1554, Gdańsk, Poland
Death22 July 1600Cologne, Germany (aged 46 years)
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Biography

Laurentius Fabritius (1535 – 22 Jul 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1588–1600) and Titular Bishop of Cyrene.

Biography

Laurentius Fabritius was born in Uerdingen, Germany in 1535. On 23 Mar 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of Cyrene. On 7 Aug 1588, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Mirto Frangipani, Bishop of Caiazzo. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 22 Jul 1600. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Dietrich von Furstenberg, Bishop of Paderborn (1589).

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Theobald Craschel
Titular Bishop of Cyrene
1588–1560
Succeeded by
Johann Nopel der Jüngere
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