Jean Sarazin

Joannes Saracenus
Allegory of the First Estate, engraved by Adriaen Collaert after Maerten de Vos and published by Philip Galle; dedicated to Jean Sarazin
Native name
Jean Sarazin
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cambrai
SeeNôtre Dame Sainte Marie de Cambrai
Elected6 March 1596
PredecessorLouis de Berlaymont
SuccessorGuillaume de Berghes
Other post(s)Abbot of St Vaast (1577–1598)
Orders
Consecration15 December 1596
by Ottavio Mirto Frangipani
Personal details
BornJuly 20, 1539
DiedMarch 3, 1598(1598-03-03) (aged 58)
Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands
BuriedAbbey of St. Vaast
DenominationBenedictine
ParentsAntoine Sarazin, craftsman, and Marie de Poix, inn-keeper
Alma materUniversity of Paris, Leuven University
MottoPietate et patientia (From piety and patience)
Coat of armsJoannes Saracenus's coat of arms

Jean Sarazin (also Sarrasin or Sarrazin), Latinized Joannes Saracenus (1539–1598) was an abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Vaast, Arras, and the third archbishop of Cambrai.