RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Joseph Cardijn

1882 - 1967

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Joseph Leo Cardijn (Dutch: [ˈjoːzəf ˈleːjoː kɑrˈdɛin]; 13 November 1882 – 24 July 1967) was a Belgian Catholic cardinal and the founder of the movement of Young Christian Workers (Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne, JOC). Cardijn was best known for his lifelong dedication to social activism and working towards the improvement of the working class; after his ordination, he made a particular focus of his life the effort to evangelize and bring the core messages of faith in the Gospel back to the working class, who he believed were neglected. He was not wrong in that assessment since old schoolmates working in the mines and mills believed the Church had abandoned them, which prompted Cardijn to found a social movement dedicated to this task despite the opposition that it faced. His movement received vocal praise and encouragement from Pope Pius XI. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Cardijn is the 1,785th most popular religious figure (down from 1,775th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 387th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Belgian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joseph Cardijn ranks 1,785 out of 3,187. Before him are Bernardino López de Carvajal, Christophe Pierre, Inayat Khan, Poppo von Osterna, Oswald of Northumbria, and Ambrose Traversari. After him are Lupus of Troyes, Marko Krizin, Matthew Festing, Kartir, Aelius Gallus, and Ibn Khuzayma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Joseph Cardijn ranks 118. Before him are Walther Meissner, Anna Schäffer, Otto Ruge, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Shigenori Tōgō, and Inayat Khan. After him are James F. Byrnes, Volin, Florian Znaniecki, Károly Huszár, Geraldine Farrar, and Harry Myers. Among people deceased in 1967, Joseph Cardijn ranks 110. Before him are Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Ferenc Münnich, Ivan Isakov, Luis Somoza Debayle, Martine Carol, and Iona Nikitchenko. After him are George S. Robertson, George Lincoln Rockwell, George Kelly, Morris Swadesh, Paul Löbe, and Geraldine Farrar.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Joseph Cardijn ranks 343 out of 1,190. Before him are Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Henry of Ghent (1217), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Achille Van Acker (1898), Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866), and René Jacobs (1946). After him are Gaston Eyskens (1905), Georges Theunis (1873), Jan Porcellis (1583), Lambert Lombard (1505), Wilfried Van Moer (1945), and George Albert Boulenger (1858).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, Joseph Cardijn ranks 19. Before him are Adalard of Corbie (751), John Berchmans (1599), Rimbert (830), Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851), Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), and Leo Joseph Suenens (1904). After him are Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), Jan Pieter Schotte (1928), and Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987).

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