the highest office in the Order. He was elected again in 1605, but refused the office. Until his death, he was the best adviser of his successors. He entered the service of the Holy See, becoming papal nuncio to Bavaria. After serving as nuncio to Spain, he retired to a monastery in 1618. He was recalled as a special envoy to the King of Spain regarding the actions of the Viceroy of Naples in 1619, and after finishing his mission, died on his 60th birthday in Lisbon. He was entombed at the Poor Clares' Convento de la Anunciada (Convent of the Annunciation) in Villafranca del Bierzo, Spain. Favourite blessing Veneration He was beatified in 1783 by Pope Pius VI and was canonized in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII. In 1959 Pope John XXIII declared him Doctor of the Church with the title “Apostolic Doctor”. Works St. Lawrence of Brindisi Complete Works were published in 15 volumes, in a critical edition, between 1926 and 1956. They comprise: Mariale Lutheranismi hypotyposis Explanatio in Genesim Quadragesimale primum Quadragesimale secundum Quadragesimale tertium Quadragesimale quartum Adventus Dominicalia Sanctorale Sermones de tempore His original manuscripts comprise 13 volumes in parchment and are located at the Archivio dei Cappuccini di Mestre. See also St. Lawrence Seminary High School Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, patron saint archive References External links Saint Lorenzo of Brindisi Saint Lawrence of Brindisi A Homily by Lawrence of Brindisi Italian Roman Catholic saints Capuchins Apostolic Nuncios to Bavaria Apostolic Nuncios to Spain People from Brindisi 1559 births 1619 deaths 17th-century Christian saints Franciscan saints Capuchin saints Canonizations by Pope Leo XIII Franciscan Doctors of the Church Italian military chaplains 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic theologians General Vicars and Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic theologians Beatifications by Pope Pius VI