Cornelius Jansen

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.

For Cornelius Jansen the Elder, see Cornelius Jansen (Bishop of Ghent). For Cornelius Janssen the artist, see Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen.

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
Acquoy, County of Holland, Dutch Republic
Died6 May 1638
Ypres, Spanish Netherlands
EducationUniversity of Leuven
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