# Jean Dave

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{{Short description|Medieval bishop}}
{{Infobox Christian leader| type =| honorific-prefix = | name = 
| honorific-suffix = 
| title = [Bishop of Namur](/source/Bishop_of_Namur)
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| birth_date = 1531
| birth_place = [Namur](/source/Namur), [Marquisate of Namur](/source/Marquisate_of_Namur), [Habsburg Netherlands](/source/Habsburg_Netherlands)| death_date =3 March 1595| death_place = Namur, Marquisate of Namur, Habsburg Netherlands| buried = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | religion = | residence = | parents = | occupation = | previous_post = Ecclesiastical councillor on the [Great Council of Mechelen](/source/Great_Council_of_Mechelen)| education = theology and canon law| alma_mater = | motto = | signature = | signature_alt = | coat_of_arms = | coat_of_arms_alt = | module = | other = }}
'''Jean Dave''' (1531–1595) was a prelate in the [Habsburg Netherlands](/source/Habsburg_Netherlands) who briefly served as the third [bishop of Namur](/source/bishop_of_Namur).

==Life==
Dave was born in [Namur](/source/Namur). He took degrees in [theology](/source/theology) and [canon law](/source/canon_law), and served as ecclesiastical councillor on the provincial council of Namur.<ref name=BNB>[E. H. J. Reusens](/source/E._H._J._Reusens), "Dave (Jean)", ''[Biographie Nationale de Belgique](/source/Biographie_Nationale_de_Belgique)'', [https://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/FichierPDFBiographieNationaleTome2045.pdf vol. 4] (Brussels, 1873), 704-705.</ref> In 1580 he was appointed [provost](/source/Provost_(religion)) of the [cathedral chapter](/source/cathedral_chapter). By letters patent of 22 June 1590 he was appointed ecclesiastical councillor to the [Great Council of Mechelen](/source/Great_Council_of_Mechelen), and the following year he became a [canon](/source/canon_(priest)) of [St. Rumbold's Cathedral](/source/St._Rumbold's_Cathedral).<ref name=BNB/> On 25 March 1593, [Philip II of Spain](/source/Philip_II_of_Spain) proposed him as bishop of Namur, and the pope confirmed the appointment early in 1594. Dave was consecrated bishop in Antwerp on 18 September 1594, by [Laevinus Torrentius](/source/Laevinus_Torrentius), with co-consecrators [Ghisbertus Masius](/source/Ghisbertus_Masius), [bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch](/source/bishop_of_'s-Hertogenbosch), and [Francisco de Ribera](/source/Francisco_de_Ribera), [bishop of Leighlin](/source/bishop_of_Leighlin).<ref name=BNB/> He was installed in Namur on 23 October 1594, and died there on 3 March 1595.<ref name=BNB/>

==References==
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    title=[Bishop of Namur](/source/Bishop_of_Namur) |
    before= [François Wallon-Capelle](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Wallon-Capelle)|
    after= [Jacques Blaseus](/source/Jacques_Blaseus)|
    years=1594&ndash;1595 |}}
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