Gaspard du Bois, Latinized Nemius (1587–1667) was the sixth
bishop of Antwerp and the ninth
archbishop of Cambrai.
Life
Nemius was born in
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
on 23 April 1587. He studied at the
University of Douai, graduating
Doctor of Sacred Theology, and went on to lecture in Theology there. On 23 May 1634 he was appointed bishop of Antwerp, and he was consecrated in
Antwerp Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady ( nl, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. Today's see of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been ...
on 22 July 1635. On 10 October 1642 he founded a confraternity of the Blessed Trinity in
St. James' Church, Antwerp
St. James' Church ( nl, Sint-Jacobskerk) is a former Collegiate church in Antwerp, Belgium. The church is built on the site of a hostel for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. The present building is the work of the Waghemakere family and Rombo ...
, to support the work of the
Trinitarian Order in redeeming Christian captives.
On 24 August 1649 he was elected archbishop of Cambrai. The election received papal confirmation in 1651, and he was installed 19 March 1652. He died in Cambrai on 22 November 1667 and was buried in the choir of the cathedral.
[A. Le Glay, ''Recherches sur l'église métropolitaine de Cambrai'' (Paris, 1825), p. 73.]
References
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1587 births
1667 deaths
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire
Bishops of Antwerp
Archbishops of Cambrai
University of Douai alumni