Matthæus Yrsselius
The High Reverend Lord Matthæus Yrsselius | |
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| abbas S. Michaelis Antwerpiensis | |
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (ca. 1624) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Installed | 1614 |
| Term ended | 1629 |
| Predecessor | Christianus Michælius |
| Successor | Johannes Chrysostomus vander Sterre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mattheus van Iersel 1541 |
| Died | 1629 (aged 87–88) |
Matthæus Yrsselius or Irsselius, the Latinized form of Mattheus van Iersel (1541–1629), was abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp, from 1614 until his death. He was remembered as a patron of the arts and sciences.