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Cornelius Jansen

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Cornelius Jansen

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Also known as Corneille Janssens, Jansenius

Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)

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Cornelius Jansen, also known as Cornelius Otto Jansenius, was a theologian, university teacher, Catholic priest, and bishop from the Southern Netherlands. Born in Acquoy in 1585, he was educated at the Old University of Leuven and subsequently worked for universities in Leuven. A member of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, he worked in the field of philosophy and spoke Latin.

Jansen is the author of the work *Predestination of Humans*. He died in Ypres on May 6, 1638, from the plague. His life and work have been described in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*.

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  • Predestination of Humans

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Type
Person
Country
NL
Active from
1951-04-26
Active to
2007-12-10

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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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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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