Laevinus Torrentius
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Laevinus Torrentius | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Antwerp | |
_after_Gijsbert_van_Veen.jpg) 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 | |
| Born | Lieven van der Beke 8 March 1525 |
| Died | 26 April 1595 (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 and one of the leading humanists of his time. He was a Neo-Latin poet, who achieved fame as the editor of Suetonius and Horace. spending many years in Rome in his youth, he developed a serious interest in ancient numismatics. He possessed a large library of about 1,700 books.[1]
