| Gerard de Baere | |
|---|---|
| Abbot of Ten Duinen Abbey | |
 Engraved portrait of Gerard de Baere | |
| Elected | 1653 |
| Term ended | 1666 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 September 1633 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1608 Laarne, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands |
| Died | 1666 Bruges, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands |
Gerard de Baere, a native of Laarne, was the 43rd abbot of Ten Duinen Abbey in Bruges from 1653 to 1666.
Life
De Baere was professed as a monk in 1631. He was ordained subdeacon on 10 April 1632, deacon on 21 May 1633, and priest on 24 September 1633. A plan to have him nominated Bishop of Bruges failed to pan out.
On 11 May 1666 he granted permission for a chapel with portable altar to be built on the former site of Oosteeklo Abbey.
He died in Bruges on 26 October 1666.
References
- Ursmer Berlière, Monasticon belge, vols. 2-3 (1966), pp. 424-426.
- Michiel Nuyttens, "Ter Duinen, Ter Doest en Clairmarais: Bloei en verval van Vlaamse cisterciënzerabdijen (einde 11de - einde 18de eeuw)", De Franse Nederlanden / Les Pays-Bas Français (2000), p. 318.
- "Abdij van Oosteeklo. Gent". search.arch.be.
- Chronique et cartulaire de l'abbaye de Hemelsdaele (Bruges, 1858), p. 42.
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| Preceded byBernard Bottyn | Abbot of Dunes 1654 – 1667 |
Succeeded byMichel Bultynck |