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Cornelius Jansen | |
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Bishop of Ypres | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Ypres |
Installed | 1635 |
Term ended | 1638 |
Predecessor | Georges Chamberlain |
Successor | Josse Bouckaert |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 October 1585 |
Died | 6 May 1638 Ypres, Spanish Netherlands |
Education | University of Leuven |
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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.