Matthæus Yrsselius

The High Reverend Lord

Matthæus Yrsselius

abbas S. Michaelis Antwerpiensis
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (ca. 1624)
ChurchRoman Catholic
Installed1614
Term ended1629
PredecessorChristianus Michælius
SuccessorJohannes Chrysostomus vander Sterre
Personal details
Born
Mattheus van Iersel

1541
Died1629

Matthæus Yrsselius or Irsselius, the Latinized form of Mattheus van Iersel (1541–1629), was abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp, from 1614 until his death. He was remembered as a patron of the arts and sciences.