A Life of Devotion and Color Born in Haarlem, Netherlands, in 1892, François Mes—known to many as Jaap Mes—lived a life defined by a quiet, steady commitment to his faith and his craft. His path was not one of worldly fame, but of spiritual discipline. By 1923, his life had taken a significant turn when he entered the Benedictine order. He spent much of his later years living and working at the Abbaye St. Paul de Wisques in the Pas de…