Laurentius Nicolai


Laurids Nilsen, Lars Nilsson or Laurentius Nicolai Norvegus, known in Sweden as Kloster-Lasse or Convent-Lawrence, was a Norwegian Jesuit, active in service of the Counter-Reformation in Sweden during the reign of King John III of Sweden from 1576 until 1588. During that time, he headed the Roman Catholic Collegium Regium Stockholmense.