Robrecht Holman
Abbot of Abbey Ten Duinen
About Robrecht Holman
Lived 1520 – 1579 (aged 58–59). Robrecht Holman was a catholic monk.
Robrecht Holman (1521–1579) was the 36th abbot of Dunes.
Life Holman was born in Sluis in 1521 and entered the Abbey of Dunes as a youth. In 1568 he was elected abbot. His abbacy was marked by the social instability arising from the opening years of the Dutch Revolt.
He died in Bruges on 29 December 1579 and was buried in an unmarked grave in the church of the Poor Clares.
Two portraits of Holman were exhibited in the 1902 Exposition des primitifs flamands à Bruges. Some scholars attribute these works to Gillis Claeissens.
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Who was Robrecht Holman?
abbot of Abbey Ten Duinen
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Robrecht Holman was born in 1520 in Sluis.
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Robrecht Holman died on 29 December 1579 in Bruges.
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Robrecht Holman was a catholic monk.
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