Anne van Doeveryn

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Anne van Doeveryn (1549–1625) was a Dutch-language poet from Belgium. She was born in Brussels, the daughter of Adolphe van Doeveryn. In 1575 she joined the Grand Beguinage of Leuven and worked there as an embroiderer. In her free time she made artificial flowers to decorate the church, read vernacular translations of the Bible and early Church writings, and wrote poetry. She studied Latin with the beguinage chaplain and translated St Ambrose's Life of St Agnes and the Sayings of St Bernard. She died in the beguinage on 31 January 1625 and was buried in the church.