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Gerard Groote
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Geert Groote.
Gerard Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in LatinGerardus Magnus, was a DutchCatholicdeacon, who was a popular preacher and the founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. He was a key figure in the Devotio Moderna movement.