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Charles Maes
Andreas Philopater: bishop
[[File:Rombaut Pauwels - Tomb of Monseigneur Carolus Maes (full view).tiff |thumb|Monument to Bishop Maes in [[Ghent Cathedral]], by [[Rombaut Pauwels]]]]
'''Charles Maes''', Latinized '''Carolus Masius''' (1559–1612) was [[bishop of Ypres]] and later [[bishop of Ghent]] in the [[Habsburg Netherlands]].
==Life==
Maes was born in Brussels in 1559, the son of Jacques Maes, a member of the [[Council of Brabant]], and Adelaide de Tassis. He received [[holy orders]] and on 10 May 1590 was appointed [[dean (Christianity)|dean]] of [[Antwerp Cathedral]]. He went on to become [[grand almoner]] to the Archdukes [[Albert VII of Austria|Albert]] and [[Isabella Clara Eugenia|Isabella]].<ref name=Piot>[[Charles Piot (archivist)|Charles Piot]], "Maes (Charles)", ''[[Biographie Nationale de Belgique]]'', [https://ift.tt/2VTYLHd vol. 13] (Brussels, 1895), 130-131.</ref>
He was consecrated bishop of Ypres on 24 June 1607, in succession to [[Petrus Simons]].<ref name=Piot/> This was the beginning of a period of peace (due to the ceasefire preceding the [[Twelve Years Truce]] of 1609–1621) and of rebuilding after the devastations of the [[Dutch Revolt]]. After [[Pieter Damant]]'s death he was transferred to the diocese of Ghent, taking possession of the see on 5 November 1610. In 1611 he co-consecrated [[Johannes Malderus]] as [[bishop of Antwerp]].<ref name=Piot/> His notable exertions to restore order to his diocese undermined his health, and he died in Ghent on 21 May 1612.<ref name=Piot/> [[Canon (priest)|Canon]] Antoine De Smet delivered his eulogy. His main legatee was Marguerite Maes, but he also left a number of relics to his cathedral.<ref name=Piot/> He was buried in the cathedral [[crypt]]. His monument was damaged in 1666, and a new one designed by [[Rombaut Pauwels]] was erected in the [[choir (architecture)|choir]].<ref name=Piot/>
==References==
[[Category:1559 births]]
[[Category:1611 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Brussels]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Bishops of Ypres]]
[[Category:Bishops of Ghent]]
'''Charles Maes''', Latinized '''Carolus Masius''' (1559–1612) was [[bishop of Ypres]] and later [[bishop of Ghent]] in the [[Habsburg Netherlands]].
==Life==
Maes was born in Brussels in 1559, the son of Jacques Maes, a member of the [[Council of Brabant]], and Adelaide de Tassis. He received [[holy orders]] and on 10 May 1590 was appointed [[dean (Christianity)|dean]] of [[Antwerp Cathedral]]. He went on to become [[grand almoner]] to the Archdukes [[Albert VII of Austria|Albert]] and [[Isabella Clara Eugenia|Isabella]].<ref name=Piot>[[Charles Piot (archivist)|Charles Piot]], "Maes (Charles)", ''[[Biographie Nationale de Belgique]]'', [https://ift.tt/2VTYLHd vol. 13] (Brussels, 1895), 130-131.</ref>
He was consecrated bishop of Ypres on 24 June 1607, in succession to [[Petrus Simons]].<ref name=Piot/> This was the beginning of a period of peace (due to the ceasefire preceding the [[Twelve Years Truce]] of 1609–1621) and of rebuilding after the devastations of the [[Dutch Revolt]]. After [[Pieter Damant]]'s death he was transferred to the diocese of Ghent, taking possession of the see on 5 November 1610. In 1611 he co-consecrated [[Johannes Malderus]] as [[bishop of Antwerp]].<ref name=Piot/> His notable exertions to restore order to his diocese undermined his health, and he died in Ghent on 21 May 1612.<ref name=Piot/> [[Canon (priest)|Canon]] Antoine De Smet delivered his eulogy. His main legatee was Marguerite Maes, but he also left a number of relics to his cathedral.<ref name=Piot/> He was buried in the cathedral [[crypt]]. His monument was damaged in 1666, and a new one designed by [[Rombaut Pauwels]] was erected in the [[choir (architecture)|choir]].<ref name=Piot/>
==References==
[[Category:1559 births]]
[[Category:1611 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Brussels]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Bishops of Ypres]]
[[Category:Bishops of Ghent]]
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