Kleef

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Think Progress » Texas DA Ronnie Earle 2005

In the year of the Lord 1447, that venerable Father, Theodoric of Kleef, third Prior of our House of Mount St. Agnes the Virgin, coming home from the General Chapter, called the Brothers together, and humbly sought to speak with them so that when the Visitors of the House came he might be absolved from his office of Prior.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

He was a poor man, who was born in a place near Wessel in the district of Kleef; and being received by us, he showed himself ready to do whatever was laid upon him.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

John Orsoy of Kleef, was invested soon after, on the Feast of the birthday of our Father St. Augustine.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

How Brother Theodoric of Kleef was chosen to be the third Prior of the House on the Mount.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

Liege and Utrecht, Kleef and Geldria were found here; and youths that were apt for learning gathered together from other villages and castles and made great progress in knowledge.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

Brother Gerard Smullinc of Kleef, who had attended the school at Zwolle under Master John Cele, the excellent Rector with whom he dwelt for some space as a fellow commoner: and Brother James Ae, a Convert from Utrecht, and kinsman to Brother William Vorniken who was once our Prior.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

The fourth was Dirk of Kleef, a Clerk who came from that state.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin, our Brother, Henry Cremer, was sent to act as Sub-Prior of this House, and Brother Gerard of Kleef went with him to be the Rector.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas

Virgins, and in the morning after Prime, died our Brother John Kysendael, who was born at Orsoy in the land of Kleef.

The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes �� Kempis Thomas