Pieter Titelmans | |
|---|---|
| Inquisitor of Flanders | |
| Appointed | 1545 |
| Retired | 1566 |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Ronse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1501 |
| Died | 5 September 1572 Kortrijk, County of Flanders, Habsburg Netherlands |
| Education | Licentiate of Sacred Theology |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
Pieter Titelmans (1501–1572) was a notorious inquisitor in the Habsburg Netherlands.[1] He also served as Dean of Ronse. As inquisitor, he conducted a campaign to suppress religious dissent that earned him the nickname of "Saul the Persecutor".[2]