Pieter Damant
Belgian clergyman and the third bishop of Ghent
About Pieter Damant
Lived 1530 – 1609 (aged 78–79). Pieter Damant was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Pieter Damant (1530–1609) was the third bishop of Ghent.
Life Damant was born in Mechelen in 1530. His father was a councillor and courtier to Charles V. He was elected dean of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent in 1585, and in 1589 was nominated bishop. He attended the provincial council for the archdiocese of Mechelen in 1607, and was making plans for his own diocesan synod when he died in Ghent in 1609. His monumental tomb survives in the cathedral.
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Who was Pieter Damant?
Belgian clergyman and the third bishop of Ghent
When was Pieter Damant born?
Pieter Damant was born in 1530 in Mechelen.
When did Pieter Damant die?
Pieter Damant died in 1609.
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Pieter Damant was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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