Geert Groote, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dutch Renaissance humanist and mystic
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1340
Place of Birth: Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
Date of Death: 20-Aug-1384
Profession: theologian
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Geert Groote
- Gerard Groote (October 1340 – 20 August 1384), otherwise Gerrit or Gerhard Groet, in Latin Gerardus Magnus, was a Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, 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.
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