Exhibit 24
                           LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Counsel and Chief
Financial Officer of Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") with full power
to act singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full
power of substitution, to:

       (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director and/or beneficial owner of the Company,
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

       (2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,
or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file
such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

       (3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to the attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact or such attorney-
in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

       This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the attorney-in-
fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 7th day of February, 2023.



                                            /s/ Gopi Shankar
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                                            Dr. Gopi Shankar
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