Cornelius Jansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cornelius Jansen

Bishop and theologian

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1585

Place of Birth: Leerdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 06-May-1638

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Cornelius Jansen (, Dutch: ['j?ns?(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.