# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacobus-latomus
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:25:39.082Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacobus-latomus"
name: "Jacobus Latomus"
slug: "jacobus-latomus"
description: "Jacobus Latomus was a Catholic Flemish theologian, a distinguished member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Leuven. Latomus was a theological adviser to the Inquisition, and his exchange with William Tyndale is particularly noted. The general focus of his academic work centered on opposing Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation, supporting the papacy and the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.\nEtymology: Latinized Latomus = Masson from Greek lā-tómos 'stone-cutter, quarryman', thus 'mason'."
tagline: "Belgian theologian (1475-1544)"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1475"
deathDate: "1544-05-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Latomus"
    title: "Jacobus Latomus"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Masson_(Theologe)"
    title: "Jacques Masson (Theologe)"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Latomus"
    title: "Jacobus Latomus"
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  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Masson"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Latomus"
    title: "Jacques Latomus"
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    title: "Jacobus Latomus"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump