Laurentius of Echternach, , was a

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from

Echternach Echternach (, ; or locally ) is a commune with town status in the canton of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in Luxembourg. History The town grew around the Abbey of Echt ...

in modern

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. Laurentius wrote the Echternach

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, and charters for the town of Echternach between 704 and 722. His name may be a Latin rendering of the Irish personal name, Lorcán, so there is a possibility he was Irish

References

* "Manuscripts and palaeography, p.525, "A New History of Ireland", volume one, Dublin, 2006. Irish writers 8th-century Irish people 8th-century writers in Latin Medieval Irish writers 8th-century Frankish writers {{Ireland-writer-stub