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Most Famous Belgian Religious Figures
Religion 72
Belgium 1,246
5,801 FD 
Father Damien Belgian Missionary 1840–1889
Father Damien Belgian Missionary 1840–1889 19,655 GO 
Gertrude of Nivelles Belgian Nun 626–659
Gertrude of Nivelles Belgian Nun 626–659 23,163 DP 
Dominique Pire Belgian Friar 1910–1969
Dominique Pire Belgian Friar 1910–1969 23,764 GD 
Godfried Danneels Belgian Cardinal 1933–2019
Godfried Danneels Belgian Cardinal 1933–2019 32,581 DM 
Désiré-Joseph Mercier Belgian Cardinal 1851–1926
Désiré-Joseph Mercier Belgian Cardinal 1851–1926 33,825 JO 
John of Ruusbroec Belgian Priest 1293–1381
John of Ruusbroec Belgian Priest 1293–1381 68,132 JB 
Jean Bolland Belgian Jesuit 1596–1665
Jean Bolland Belgian Jesuit 1596–1665 70,782 DT 
Denis the Carthusian Belgian Monk 1402–1471
Denis the Carthusian Belgian Monk 1402–1471 73,026 MB 
Michael Baius Belgian Theologian 1513–1589
Michael Baius Belgian Theologian 1513–1589 74,013 CA 
Cornelius a Lapide Belgian Priest 1567–1637
Cornelius a Lapide Belgian Priest 1567–1637 80,640 CT 
Christina the Astonishing Belgian Saint 1150–1224
Christina the Astonishing Belgian Saint 1150–1224 88,957 JV Jozef-Ernest van Roey Belgian Cardinal 1874–1961
89,926 JO John of Jandun Belgian Theologian 1280–1328
95,584 PJ 
Peter Jan Beckx Belgian Priest 1795–1887
Peter Jan Beckx Belgian Priest 1795–1887 127,743 LB 
Lambert Beauduin Belgian Priest 1873–1960
Lambert Beauduin Belgian Priest 1873–1960 130,438 JD 
Jacques Dupuis (Jesuit) Belgian Jesuit 1923–2004
Jacques Dupuis (Jesuit) Belgian Jesuit 1923–2004 132,623 EP 
Edward Poppe Belgian Presbyter 1890–1924
Edward Poppe Belgian Presbyter 1890–1924 136,718 VD 
Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps Belgian Archbishop 1810–1883
Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps Belgian Archbishop 1810–1883 162,048 MW 
Mutien-Marie Wiaux Belgian Priest 1841–1917
Mutien-Marie Wiaux Belgian Priest 1841–1917 162,488 W Wibald Belgian Religious 1098–1158
165,096 JL 
Jacobus Latomus Belgian Theologian 1475–1544
Jacobus Latomus Belgian Theologian 1475–1544 183,994 FA 
François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux Belgian Archbishop 1756–1831
François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux Belgian Archbishop 1756–1831 200,256 AD Achille Delaere Belgian Priest 1868–1939
214,856 GO 
Gérard of Brogne Belgian Abbot 885–959
Gérard of Brogne Belgian Abbot 885–959 221,185 L 
Landelin Belgian Religious 625–686
Landelin Belgian Religious 625–686 241,235 GH 
Guy Harpigny Belgian Bishop b. 1948
Guy Harpigny Belgian Bishop b. 1948 249,412 HO Heriger of Lobbes Belgian Abbot d. 1007
256,646 CN 
Charles Nerinckx Belgian Missionary 1761–1824
Charles Nerinckx Belgian Missionary 1761–1824 262,057 U 
Ursmar Belgian Priest 644–713
Ursmar Belgian Priest 644–713 265,840 AM Andreas Masius Belgian Priest 1514–1573
271,210 ÉD 
Émilie d'Oultremont Belgian Religious 1818–1878
Émilie d'Oultremont Belgian Religious 1818–1878 300,613 PO Philip of Harveng Belgian Theologian 1100–1183
350,027 BO 
Boniface of Brussels Belgian Priest 1183–1260
Boniface of Brussels Belgian Priest 1183–1260 368,317 ÉM Édouard Massaux Belgian Theologian 1920–2008
370,259 AO Alexander of Jülich Belgian Priest d. 1135
391,589 HD 
Henri Depelchin Belgian Missionary 1822–1900
Henri Depelchin Belgian Missionary 1822–1900 442,183 T 
Trudo Belgian Saint 628–693
Trudo Belgian Saint 628–693 467,538 LV 
Lucas Van Looy Belgian Bishop b. 1941
Lucas Van Looy Belgian Bishop b. 1941 485,814 LV 
Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem Belgian Bishop 1916–2004
Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem Belgian Bishop 1916–2004 534,248 JJ 
Johan Joseph Faict Belgian Bishop 1813–1894
Johan Joseph Faict Belgian Bishop 1813–1894 548,599 GD 
Georges Dandoy Belgian Missionary 1882–1962
Georges Dandoy Belgian Missionary 1882–1962 557,992 MR 
Martin-Hubert Rutten Belgian Bishop 1841–1927
Martin-Hubert Rutten Belgian Bishop 1841–1927 567,020 LD Léon de Sousberghe Belgian Priest 1903–2006
590,869 HG 
Henry Gabriels Belgian Priest 1838–1921
Henry Gabriels Belgian Priest 1838–1921 604,020 EO Ermin of Lobbes Belgian Religious d. 737
612,807 TH 
Thomas-Louis Heylen Belgian Priest 1856–1941
Thomas-Louis Heylen Belgian Priest 1856–1941 699,086 JA Jean Arnolds Belgian Priest 1904–1944
700,051 AD 
Albert Descamps (évêque) Belgian Theologian 1916–1980
Albert Descamps (évêque) Belgian Theologian 1916–1980 706,773 SK 
Stanisław Kur Belgian Priest b. 1929
Stanisław Kur Belgian Priest b. 1929 710,939 JS Joris Six Belgian Priest 1887–1952
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