Stephanus Gerardus Axters (1901–1977) was a Belgian scholar with a particular interest in the history and literature of Christian mysticism.
Axters was born in Bruges, West Flanders (Belgium) on 15 October 1901.
[1] He joined the Order of Preachers at the age of 20, in 1921, and studied in Rome.
[2] After early work on Thomas Aquinas and Catherine of Siena,[2] he became an expert on the history of Flemish mysticism, publishing a four-volume history and numerous articles on the subject,[1] as well as founding the periodical Tijdschrift voor Geestelijk Leven (1945).
[3] On 30 November 1957, he became a member of the Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature.