Cornelius Jansen

Cornelius Jansen
Bishop of Ypres
Painting of Cornelius Jansen.
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ypres
Installed1635
Term ended1638
PredecessorGeorges Chamberlain
SuccessorJosse Bouckaert
Personal details
Born28 October 1585
Died6 May 1638
Ypres, Spanish Netherlands
EducationUniversity of Leuven
SignatureCornelius Jansen's signature

Cornelius Jansen (/ˈænsən/, 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.


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