Jan Standonck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Standonck

Dutch theologian

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1454

Place of Birth: Mechelen, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1504

Profession: priest, theologian, philosopher

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jan Standonck (or Jean Standonk; 16 August 1453 – 5 February 1504) was a Flemish priest, Scholastic, and reformer. He was part of the great movement for reform in the 15th-century French church.
His approach was to reform the recruitment and education of the clergy, along very ascetic lines, heavily influenced by the hermit saint Francis of Paola.
To this end he founded many colleges, all of them strictly controlled and dedicated to poor students with real vocations.
Chief amongst them was the Collège de Montaigu, latterly part of the University of Paris.
He lived at a time when this model of reform was under increasing pressure from more thoroughgoing critiques—including that of one of his most famous students, Erasmus.