About Jan Baptist de Smet
Lived 1674 – 1741 (aged 67). Jan Baptist de Smet was a Belgian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Jan Baptist de Smet (1 February 1674 – 27 September 1741) was the 14th Bishop of Ghent and the 15th Bishop of Ypres.
Early life Jan Baptist de Smet was born to Gilles de Smet (court clerk in Lokeren of the fief of the Waasland) and Anna Vermeiren.
After his secondary education with the Augustinians in Ghent, he went to the universities of Leuven where he first studied liberal arts and obtained a degree in theology in 1703. In 1700 he was ordained a priest. In 1703 he became dean (plebaan) of the Church of St. Michael and St. Gudula (now Brussels' cathedral) He was also appointed Vicar general of the archdiocese. His motto was Caelestia cude arma. is located against the choir enclosure in the south ambulatory of Saint Bavo's Cathedral, opposite Saint-Gilles Chapel.
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Who was Jan Baptist de Smet?
Dutch priest
When was Jan Baptist de Smet born?
Jan Baptist de Smet was born on 1 February 1674 in Lokeren.
When did Jan Baptist de Smet die?
Jan Baptist de Smet died on 27 September 1741 in Austrian Netherlands, County of Flanders, Ghent.
What was Jan Baptist de Smet's occupation?
Jan Baptist de Smet was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Jan Baptist de Smet?
Jan Baptist de Smet was Belgian.
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