Laurentius
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Laurentius may refer to:
In Catholicism:
- Antipope Laurentius, antipope of the Roman Catholic church
- Joannes Laurentius Lydus, Byzantine writer on antiquarian subjects
- Laurentius Abstemius, Italian writer, Professor of Belles Lettres at Urbino, and Librarian to Duke Guido Ubaldo under Pope Alexander VI
- Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius (1530–1607), Polish bishop, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book De optimo senatore
In Lutheranism:
- Laurentius Andreae, Swedish clergyman and scholar
- Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (1565–1646), Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala
- Laurentius Petri (1499–1573), Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden
- Laurentius Petri Gothus, the second Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
- Paul Laurentius (1554-1624), Lutheran divine
In other fields:
- Henrik Laurentius Helliesen, the Norwegian Minister of Finance in several periods between 1863 and 1883
- Laurentius Christophori Hornæus, minister and witch hunter in Torsåker and Ytterlännäs, Sweden