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Cornelius Jansen
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Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)
Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ypres
- Predecessor
- Georges Chamberlain
- Successor
- Josse Bouckaert
- Born
- ( 1585-10-28 ) 28 October 1585 , Acquoy , County of Holland , Dutch Republic
- Died
- 6 May 1638 (1638-05-06) (aged 52) , Ypres , Spanish Netherlands
- Education
- University of Leuven
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- jansenism
- Given name
- Cornelius
- Family name
- Jansen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Southern Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Acquoy
- Place of death
- Ypres
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Educated at
- Old University of Leuven
- Employer
- Universities in Leuven
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Cornelius Jansen, Evêque d'Ypres (1585-1638).png
- Religious order
- Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
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- Cornelius Jansen
- date of birth
- 1585-10-28
- date of death
- 1638-05-06
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- Cornelius Jansen
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Cornelius Otto Jansenius
- cause of death
- plague
- pseudonym
- Armacanus Patricius
- place of burial
- Saint Martin's Cathedral
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Encyclopedic overview
Cornelius Jansen (/ˈdʒænsən/; Dutch: [ˈjɑnsə(n)]; Latinized name Cornelius Jansenius; also Corneille Jansen; 28 October 1585 – 6 May 1638) was the Dutch Catholic bishop of Ypres in Flanders and the father of a theological movement known as Jansenism.
Biography
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