Rovenius studied in
Leuven, and was ordained priest in 1599. In 1602 he was made president of the Dutch priestly college in
Cologne and in 1605
vicar general of the
diocese of Deventer. In 1614 he succeeded
Sasbout Vosmeer as vicar apostolic. On 8 November 1620, in
Brussels, he was consecrated titular archbishop of Philippi. He based himself in
Oldenzaal, then
Groenlo (where he witnessed the
Siege of Groenlo in 1627 first hand) and finally
Utrecht. In 1640 he was banned in
Amsterdam. Rovenius succeeded in reorganising the Catholic Church in the Netherlands, trying to introduce the decisions of the
Council of Trent. Although he had become friends with
Jansenius in Leuven, he remained faithful to Rome in all things. ==Works==