Simon Rodriguez de Evora

Simon Rodriguez de Evora, 1st Baron of Rode (Antwerp,1560-25 May 1618) was a Flemish nobleman.

He is the son of Emmanuel (or Manuel) Rodriguez de Evora and Catharina Lopez de Elva. He founded in 1601 Sint-Annagodshuis, in de bargiestraete in Antwerpen, the next year he bought the Heerlijkheid of Rode. He is depicted in the De Aanbidding der Herders, painted in 1601 by Otto Venius. This triptiek currently is in the Collection of het Maagdenhuis, Antwerpen. In 1617 he was created Baron. He married to Anna Ximenes of Aragon. His descendants form one of the major noble houses of Belgium.

They are burried in the Church of the Minderbroederklooster in Antwerpen.

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