Jan (Johannes) Adornes (Bruges, August 8, 1444 - Lille, May 10, 1511) was a canon of the St Pieters chapter of Lille. Lifecycle
He was the eldest son of the famous Bruggeling Anselmus Adornes and Margaretha van der Banc.
Jan was destined for an ecclesiastical office: almost 10 years old he was already given the crotch, which led him to the mental state. In 1464 he studied at the artistry of the Paris university, whereupon he went to Pavia in Italy to pursue civil law. There he was picked up by his father Anselmus Adornes on 27 March 1470 to accompany him on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On the basis of notes that he made on the road, Jan wrote about this trip, a copy of which was handed over to King Jacobus III of Scotland.
After his studies, Jan Adornes remained in Rome for a few years. In 1479, Pope Sixtus IV granted him a prebend. In 1480, due to his father's Scottish connections, he was appointed Kanunnik in Scottish Aberdeen. He took the follow-up of his brother Antonius Adornes (1462-1492). He was confirmed by Pope Sixtus IV on 14 March 1482, but resigned in 1483 after his father had fallen in the local war.
Meanwhile, he also became Canon in the St Pieters chapter of Lille, which he remained until his death in 1511. He probably did not always live in Lille because in 1485 he received permission from Pope Innocent VIII for the tides and the government also to pray elsewhere than in his chapter church. It is certain that from 1480 to 1488 he lived in the mansion next to the Jerusalem Church and managed the Jerusalem Foundation from 1483, year of the death of Ziujn father.
Jan supported the Kartuizerklooster Genadeal where his brother Maarten became prior. In 1485 he financed the construction of an additional monastery cell.
He was certainly not average because he kept a handbook on the management of his real estate and interest and also had a recipient, Jacob Urbaens, who managed his goods. The goods management of Jan Adornes is well known because he established a cartularium from 1483 with all the documents and writings relating to it.
In 1483 he gained his patronage over the chapel of Our Lady of Viven, and in 1498 he acquired the glory of Viven. He also became Mr. van Ronsele and held loan goods from the Leuvenhof of the Brouc in St. Kruis, of the Bruges Leenhof, of the Leinhof of Oostkamp, of the Leuvenhof of Oudburg in Ghent and from the Proosdy of Saint Donald. Literature
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