RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Désiré-Joseph Mercier

1851 - 1926

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Désiré Félicien François Joseph Mercier (21 November 1851 – 23 January 1926) was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death in 1926. A Thomist scholar, he had several of his works translated into other European languages. He was known for his book, Les origines de la psychologie contemporaine (1897). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Désiré-Joseph Mercier is the 1,646th most popular religious figure (down from 1,415th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 287th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Belgian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Désiré-Joseph Mercier ranks 1,646 out of 3,187. Before him are Robert W. McElroy, Victor Maurus, An Shigao, Pelagio Galvani, Nilus the Younger, and Nicolaus Olahus. After him are Julián Herranz Casado, Constantine VI of Constantinople, Marco d'Aviano, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Evodius, and Ajahn Chah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Désiré-Joseph Mercier ranks 39. Before him are Stephan Burián von Rajecz, Doc Holliday, Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Aristide Bruant, Franz von Liszt, and Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval. After him are Asa Griggs Candler, Otto Schott, Theodor Lipps, Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Alois Jirásek, and Luis Ricardo Falero. Among people deceased in 1926, Désiré-Joseph Mercier ranks 47. Before him are Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, Ivana Kobilca, Émile Coué, Nikolay Chkheidze, Leonid Krasin, and Francis Ysidro Edgeworth. After him are Victor Babeș, Léon Charles Thévenin, Albert Robida, Krste Misirkov, Annie Oakley, and Bertha Wegmann.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Désiré-Joseph Mercier ranks 310 out of 1,190. Before him are Enzo Scifo (1966), Firmin Lambot (1886), Stromae (1985), Claude Piron (1931), John I, Count of Hainaut (1218), and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727). After him are Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Michiel Coxie (1499), Jean Bolland (1596), Gaspar de Crayer (1584), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), and Romelu Lukaku (1993).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, Désiré-Joseph Mercier ranks 16. Before him are Chrodegang (715), Clemens August of Bavaria (1700), William of St-Thierry (1085), Adalard of Corbie (751), John Berchmans (1599), and Rimbert (830). After him are Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Joseph Cardijn (1882), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), and Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889).

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