Cornelius Jansen
Cornelius Jansen | |
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| Bishop of Ypres | |
Painting of Cornelius Jansen. | |
| 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.