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Jacques Bonfrère (April 12, 1573 - May 9, 1642) was a Flemish Jesuit priest and Biblical scholar. After joining the Society of Jesus in 1592 he became a professor of Scripture at Douai. He is mainly remembered for his his Sacrae Scripturae Cursus Completus, a number of Biblical commentaries. His main cartographic contribution was a 1631 revision of Christiaan Adrichem's map of the Holy Land, accompanying his treatise on sacred geography, composed by Eusebius and translated by Jerome.
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