Jansen Cornelis

Jan·sen

 (jăn′sən, yän′-), Cornelis 1585-1638.
Dutch theologian and founder of the Jansenist movement, whose adherents included Antoine Arnauld, Blaise Pascal, and Jean Racine.
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