Veghe was born in Münster in Westphalia. His father seems to have been a physician. In 1450 he matriculated at the University of Cologne; in the register of students he is called Johannes ten Loc alias Veghe clericus Monasteriensis. In 1451 he entered the house of the Brethren of the Common Life of Münster, in 1469 became first rector of the house of the Brethren at Rostock, returned to Münster in 1471, and was made rector there in 1475. On account of ill health he resigned in 1481 and became confessor to the Sisters of Niesink in Münster; this position which he retained until his death, gave him time to gratify his literary tastes.
