Benedictus van Haeften [SEP] date of death
Benedictus van Haeften
Benedictus van Haeften (1588 – 31 July 1648) was the Provost of Affligem Abbey and a writer of religious works.
Haeften commissioned Rubens and De Crayer to decorate the church and the monastery in Affligem.
Biography.
Van Haeften was a Benedictine writer, provost of the Abbey of Affligem. He was born in Utrecht, 1588, and died 31 July 1648, at Spa, Belgium, where he had gone to recover his health.
After studying philosophy and theology at the Catholic University
Benedictus (given name)
Benedictus is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Benedictus Appenzeller (circa 1480–1558), Franco-Flemish singer and composer
- Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527–1598), Spanish orientalist
- Benedictus Buns (1642–1716), German/Dutch priest and composer
- Benedictus Marwood Kelly (1785–1867), British naval officer
- Benedictus Aretius (1505–1574), Swiss Protestant theologian and natural philosopher
- Benedictus van Haeften (1588–1648), Provost of Affligem Abbey and a