Laevinus Torrentius

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Laevinus Torrentius
Bishop of Antwerp
A portrait of Laevinus Torrentius engraved by Cornelis Galle the Elder after Gijsbert van Veen, with an epigraph by Joannes Bochius
Church	Catholic
Diocese	Antwerp
See	Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp)
Appointed	1576
Installed	1587
Term ended	1595
Predecessor	Franciscus Sonnius
Successor	Guillaume de Berghes
Personal details
Birth name	Lieven van der Beke
Born	March 8, 1525 Ghent
Died	26 April 1595(1595-04-26) (aged 70) Brussels
Education	Philosophy, Law
Alma mater	University of Leuven, University of Bologna

Laevinus Torrentius, born Lieven van der Beke (1525–1595), was the second bishop of Antwerp.

Career[]

He studied philosophy and law at Leuven University and then at the University of Bologna. For five years he lived in Rome. He was appointed Canon of Liege cathedral, and became there vicar general.

He was appointed bishop of Antwerp in 1576 but could not be installed in his see until 1587. He died in 1595, after being nominated to the see of Mechelen but before being appointed.^[1]

After his death he left his precious library, estimated 30.000 gulden to the Jesuits of Louvain. He was buried inside the cathedral.

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