▁cycl ists ▁Category : V uel ta ▁a ▁España ▁cycl ists ▁Category : Cy cl ists ▁from ▁South ▁Australia <0x0A> </s> ▁Laurent ius ▁Met si us ▁( c . 1 5 2 0 – 1 5 8 0 ) ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁bishop ▁of ▁' s - H ert ogen bos ch , ▁in ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Netherlands . ▁As ▁ex ▁offic io ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁T ong er lo ▁he ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Est ate ▁of ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁B rab ant ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Revol t . ▁ ▁Life ▁Met si us ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O ud ena arde ▁around ▁ 1 5 2 0 ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le u ven , ▁gradu ating ▁Lic enti ate ▁of ▁Sac red ▁The ology . ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁canon ry ▁of ▁the ▁colleg iate ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁G ud ula , ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁becoming ▁de an ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 3 . ▁Philip ▁II ▁of ▁Spain ▁named ▁Met si us ▁to ▁the ▁see ▁of ▁' s - H ert ogen bos ch ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 5 6 9 , ▁and ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁V ▁confirmed ▁the ▁nom ination ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 5 7 0 . ▁Met si us ▁received ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Maxim ilian ▁de ▁Berg hes , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Camb rai