Deaths on July 22

Lawrence of Brindisi

Died on July 22, 1619

Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian priest and saint (b. 1559)

Lawrence of Brindisi (22 July 1559 – 22 July 1619), born Giulio Cesare Russo, was a Roman Catholic priest and a theologian as well as a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. An accomplished linguist, in addition to his native Italian, Lawrence could read and speak Latin, Hebrew, Greek, German, Bohemian, Spanish, and French fluently. Lawrence was ordained a priest at the age of 23. Lawrence was beatified on 1 June 1783 and canonized as a saint on 8 December 1881.

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10 Jun

Battle of Záblatí
Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.
30 Jul

House of Burgesses
In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
4 Dec

Berkeley Hundred
Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."

Deaths on July 22

Lawrence of Brindisi

Died on July 22, 1619

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