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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Cardijn has received more than 58,545 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Cardijn is the 1,775th most popular religious figure (down from 1,512th in 2019), the 388th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 311th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Belgian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joseph Cardijn ranks 1,775 out of 3,187. Before him are Paul Augustin Mayer, Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, Rabban Bar Sauma, Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, Lorenzo Baldisseri, and Clodoald. After him are Michele Rua, Michał Sopoćko, Felice della Rovere, Saint Othmar, Isidore of Kiev, and John of Patmos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Joseph Cardijn ranks 127. Before him are Carlo Galetti, Cai E, Leo White, Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, Halil Kut, and Károly Huszár. After him are Hugh Dowding, Maurice Germot, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Karl Valentin, Huseyn Javid, and Holland Smith. Among people deceased in 1967, Joseph Cardijn ranks 113. Before him are Alice B. Toklas, Geki, Josef Frank, Ernst Wollweber, Isaac Deutscher, and Eugen Fischer. After him are Albert Lutuli, Abelardo L. Rodríguez, Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Morris Swadesh, Varian Fry, and Carl Sandburg.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Joseph Cardijn ranks 388 out of 1,190. Before him are Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607), François de Cuvilliés (1695), Jan Wildens (1586), Joris Hoefnagel (1542), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), and Sœur Emmanuelle (1908). After him are Willy Mairesse (1928), Godfrey I, Count of Namur (1068), Victor Boin (1886), Alof de Wignacourt (1547), Benoît Sokal (1954), and Briek Schotte (1919).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, Joseph Cardijn ranks 19. Before him are John Berchmans (1599), Godfried Danneels (1933), Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Chrodegang (715), and Sigebert of Gembloux (1030). After him are Jozef De Kesel (1947), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), Jean-Baptiste Janssens (1889), Jan Pieter Schotte (1928), Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987), and Fanny Lecluyse (1992).

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