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Edward Schillebeeckx

1914 - 2009

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Edward Cornelis Florentius Alfonsus Schillebeeckx (November 12, 1914 – December 23, 2009) was a Belgian Catholic theologian born in Antwerp. He taught at the Catholic University in Nijmegen. He was a member of the Dominican Order. His books on theology have been translated into many languages, and his contributions to the Second Vatican Council made him known throughout the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Schillebeeckx is the 1,716th most popular religious figure (down from 1,381st in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 276th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Belgian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Edward Schillebeeckx ranks 1,716 out of 3,187. Before him are Júlio Duarte Langa, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Adalbert of Hamburg, Demophon of Eleusis, Charles Lavigerie, and Amphilochius of Iconium. After him are Asma bint Umais, Neophyte of Bulgaria, Giuseppe Betori, Stephen II of Constantinople, Ashkenaz, and James Gibbons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Edward Schillebeeckx ranks 132. Before him are Alberto Lattuada, Ilmari Juutilainen, Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Sisowath Sirik Matak, and Unity Mitford. After him are E. G. Marshall, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Vladimir Chelomey, Richard Basehart, Infante Gonzalo of Spain, and Hans Hellmut Kirst. Among people deceased in 2009, Edward Schillebeeckx ranks 112. Before him are Inger Christensen, Tomislav Crnković, Pierre Gamarra, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Claude Berri, and Hélio Gracie. After him are Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Tayeb Salih, Henry Allingham, Merce Cunningham, Rosanna Schiaffino, and Vasily Aksyonov.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Edward Schillebeeckx ranks 326 out of 1,190. Before him are Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Odile Defraye (1888), Henry IV, Duke of Brabant (1251), Léon Scieur (1888), Victor Boin (1886), and Camille Huysmans (1871). After him are Guy Thys (1922), Walter Godefroot (1943), José van Dam (1940), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), Hélène Dutrieu (1877), and John III, Duke of Brabant (1300).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, Edward Schillebeeckx ranks 17. Before him are Clemens August of Bavaria (1700), William of St-Thierry (1085), Adalard of Corbie (751), John Berchmans (1599), Rimbert (830), and Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851). After him are Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Joseph Cardijn (1882), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), and Jan Pieter Schotte (1928).

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