Cornelius Otto Jansen
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Jansen created a new and challenging interpretation of the theology of Saint Augustine for the Catholic Reformation. Out of the controversy over his book Augustinus emerged Jansenism, a powerful church reform movement bearing his name.
Early Life
Cornelius Otto Jansen was born in Accoi, a village near Leerdam in southern Holland. Although the district was Calvinist, Jansen’s family was Roman Catholic. After an elementary education at Culemborg, he attended the Latin school of Saint Jerome in Utrecht. In 1602, he entered the University...
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