Jan Mombaer also known as Johannes Mauburnus and as Johannes von Brüssel (1460,

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– 1501

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) was a

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who composed hymns and was part of the

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movement. He studied at the congregation of Augustinians in Utrecht and around 1477 entered the

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. Mombaer developed a structured method of organizing seemingly haphazard glances at the Bible to form consistent thoughts for a hymn. His work was also treasured by

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. As an Augustinian monk, Luther used Mauburnus' morning prayer upon rising. Later he used that prayer in crafting what many today know as "Luther's Morning Prayer" found in

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. Mombaer is best known for his ''Rosetum exercitiorum spiritualium et sacrarum meditationum'' (Rose-garden of spiritual exercises and sacred meditations) mentioned by Loyola as an influence on his own spiritual exercises.Bale. 1491, et al. Se
article “Mauburne or Momboir, Jean”
at McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia.

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External links

Original text of the ''Rosetum'' at the University of Düsseldorf.
1460 births 1501 deaths 15th-century Dutch Roman Catholic theologians Burgundian Netherlands Roman Catholic clergy {{RC-bio-stub