Blessed Jacob Clou
Also known as
- Jacques
Profile
Premonstratensian monk. Canon of the Saint Nicholas monastery in Veurne, Belgium. Cured of a fever by participating in a Passion procession; returning to his house, he built a way of the cross in gratitude. In 1637, with the helped of local Capuchin monks, he started a procession tradition that continues to today.
Born
- c.1600 in the Netherlands
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Jacob Clou“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 June 2016. Web. 21 April 2018. <>