Laurentius Nicolai

Laurids Nilsen (Norwegian), Lars Nilsson (Swedish) or Laurentius Nicolai Norvegus (Latin), known in Sweden as Kloster-Lasse or Convent-Lawrence (1538, Tønsberg, Denmark–Norway – 1622, Vilnius, Lithuania), 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.