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	All Bishops of Belgium [Catholic-Hierarchy]
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	www.catholic-hierarchy.org /country/bbe.html (1785 words)

	Julie Billiart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1803, in obedience to Father Varin, superior of the Fathers of the Faith, and under the auspices of the Bishop of Amiens, the foundation was laid of the Institute of the Sisters of Notre Dame, a society which had for its primary object the salvation of poor children.
		Pisani de la Gaude, bishop of Namur, who had invited her to make his episcopal city the center of her congregation, should a change become necessary.
		All but two chose to go with her, and thus, in the mid-winter of 1809, the convent of Namur became the motherhouse of the institute and is so still.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julie_Billiart (1384 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Namur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On 14 Sept., 1823, the Diocese of Namur was increased by the territory of Luxemburg, which had formerly belonged to the Diocese of Metz, and which, forming, under the First Empire, part of the Departments of the Forêts and the Ardennes, had been given, in 1815, to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
		Dechamps, later Cardinal Archbishop of Mechlin, was Bishop of Namur from 1865 to 1867.
		In 1131 Innocent II consecrated the main altar of the church of the Abbey of Géronsart, administered by the Canons Regular of St. Augustine.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10679a.htm (1309 words)

	Belgium - Regions and Art Cities / Overview
		n the Ardennes the three main cities are: Liege, the "Cite ardente", known for its irreverent citizens; Namur, the historic, strategic, fortified city on the Meuse river and Tournai, famous for a fabulous Romanesque/gothic cathedral, 18th century royal porcelain and XV and XVI century tapestry.
		Vauban strengthened Namur so well that it was thought impregnable, but only three years later it was taken in less than a month by the forces of William of Orange.
		Namur is also a rich repository of Mosan artwork, most notably the Treasury of the Priory of Oignies.
	www.geographia.com /belgium/bxart03.htm (1087 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abbey of Floreffe
		Philip Count of Namur, gave to Weric, the sixth abbot, a large piece of the Holy Cross which he had received from his brother Baldwin, emperor of Constantinople.
		The chronicles record that twice, namely in 1204 and 1254, Blood flowed from this relic on the Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, the miracle being witnessed by the religious and by a large concourse of people.
		After the Concordat the abbot and a few of his religious returned to the abbey, but so great were the difficulties that after the death of the last religious the abbey became the property of the Bishop of Namur and is now the seat of a flourishing seminary.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06105b.htm (572 words)

	Catholic Online
		Bishop André-Mutien Léonard, philosophy professor the Catholic University of Leuven and member of the International Theological Commission, reflects in this interview with us on the person of John Paul II, and what expectations Catholics should have now with respect to the conclave.
		The bishop has dedicated most of his ministry to young people, and in 1999, he was invited to preach spiritual exercises to John Paul II and the Roman Curia during Lent.
		Bishop Léonard: John Paul II's legacy, like that of the Second Vatican Council, allowing for the distance in time, is not something that is now behind us; rather, it is before us, as a program, which must serve as inspiration for a long time.
	www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=2048 (757 words)

	(HIS,P) Cardinal Mercier, Pastorals, Letters, Allocutions 1914-1917, An Appeal to Truth, November 24, 1915
		For a year, we Catholic Bishops - you, the Bishops of Germany on the one hand, and we, the Bishops of Belgium, France, and England, on the other - have presented a disconcerting spectacle to the world.
		The Belgian clergy and episcopate were in personal relations with many priests, monks, and bishops of Germany and of Austria; the Eucharistic Congresses of Cologne in 1909 and of Vienna in 1912 had given them the opportunity of knowing one another more closely and of mutually appreciating one another.
		The offer of the Bishop of Namur was not accepted, and his protest had no result.
	www.zum.de /psm/1wk/ww1/mercier2.php3 (3976 words)

	Visites guidées
		In 1559, it was attached to the bishopric of Namur.
		In 1766, the Isabeau bell, belonging to the community and to the parishioners, was remelted by the masters Louis Simon, Joseph Simon and Claude Defôret.
		The relics of Holy Rolende were put in the present schrine by Mgr J. Blasaeux, Bishop of Namur, on the 13th May 1599.
	www.si-gerpinnes.be /english/page6.htm (2449 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 11
		He was consecrated a missionary bishop, left for Rome, where he spent two years, and finally became the abbot- founder of the abbey of Malonne, in the territory of Namur, henceforth the center of his missionaries activity (Benedictines, Encyclopedia, Montague).
		His poor appearance did not impress the bishops who had come to assist at the election, but the people overruled their objections and Martin was consecrated on July 3, 371.
		dividing his cloak with a beggar, but sometimes he is shown as a bishop with a beggar at his feet or near him, or in armor, with episcopal symbols.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1111.htm (3545 words)

	The Catholic Church in England and Wales
		More than 60 delegates from 22 countries participated in the consultation which took place in Namur from 3-6 June, at the invitation of the Belgian Bishops' Conference and the Bishop of Namur André-Mutien Léonard.
		The Bishops' Conference of England & Wales was represented by Archbishop Patrick Kelly, Acting Chair of the International Affairs Department, and Fr Frank Turner, Assistant General Secretary (International Affairs).
		Present in Namur were representatives from the Holy See, the Pontifical Council for Justice & Peace, the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (ComECE), the European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN), Justice and Peace Europe, and religious orders (UCESM).
	www.catholic-ew.org.uk /cn/04/040616a.htm (581 words)

	Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Bishop also made an analysis of Belgian society, which is applicable elsewhere.
		The Bishop of Namur reiterated that "the preferential option for the poor" must be one of the Church's priorities, especially if one appreciates the scale of poverty in the world, and the added weight of foreign debt.
		In regard to the situation in Western Europe, Bishop Leonard points out that the Belgian experience is comparable to that of other developed countries of the Continent.
	www.zenit.org /english/archive/9902/ZE990223.html (3237 words)

	1843 - 1844 ~ The voyage of the Infatigable. Father DeSmet bicentennial, page 16
		Father De Smet pleads for the appointment of a bishop for the whole Oregon territory.
		The American bishops are convinced that De Smet is the right man for this job, but Father De Smet doesn’t like the idea, in fact to leave his beloved natives in the Rockies is the last thing on his mind.
		It takes some convincing, but in the end the bishop of Namur, monseigneur Deheselle, authorizes six Sisters to accompany De Smet to the distant territory of Oregon.
	users.skynet.be /pater.de.smet/pj-e/pagina16.htm (2553 words)

	CCEE
		Present in Namur were representatives from the Holy See, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (ComECE), the European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN), Justice and Peace Europe, and religious orders (UCESM).
		Responsibility for creation is a key challenge for the earth's future, for the defence of peace and for Christian witness, too, in modern society: the Christian churches are in agreement over this appraisal of the ecological problem.
		A document will be sent to the Bishops' Conferences to encourage them in their commitment to safeguarding creation.
	www.ccee.ch /english/press/namur2.htm (522 words)

	History of Luxembourg
		Since 316 the town was the see of a bishop.
		His dominions passed first to the counts of Namur and subsequently to Ermesinde, who reigned from 1196 to 1247.
		She was especially noted for the impulse she gave to religious life by the foundation of monasteries.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/luxembourg.html (957 words)

	St. Julie Billiart
		The French often refer to God as "le bon Dieu"--the "Good God"; and Julie Billiart's favorite expression was one of gratitude to the Good God for everything.
		Julie was cofoundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur, the order that today conducts Trinity College in Washington.
		Of St. Julie the bishop of Namur said, "Mother Julie is one of those souls who can do more for God's Church in a few years than others can do in a century."
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id331.htm (771 words)

	St Julie - Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
		Misunderstandings with the Bishop of Amiens over the type of government Julie envisioned, forced her new congregation to leave France in 1809.
		Her welcome by the Bishop of Namur in Belgium ensured that the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur could continue their work of education in their founding spirit.
		During Julie’s lifetime, eight new foundations were begun in various towns; the one in Namur became known as the Motherhouse.
	www.sndohio.org /history/stjulie.htm (739 words)

	First World War.com - Primary Documents - U.S. Report on German Atrocities in Belgium, 12 September 1917
		The deed, never surpassed in cruelty by any band of savages, is described by the Bishop of Namur himself.
		As to have a town given over to fire and sword, it sufficed simply for a German soldier to cry: "Man hat geschossen" [Some one fired a shot], so it seems now to suffice, when justification is attempted, to say: "The Belgians fired on us."...
		The Bishop of Namur writes to the Governor-General in Belgium, subjecting the [German] "White Book" to an examination that is without mercy in its logic.
	www.firstworldwar.com /source/germanatrocities_usreport.htm (1339 words)

	Medjugorje and the Flow of Grace
		If blatant vilification of the Bishop of Mostar and the widespread disobedience to his episcopal authority prove the happenings at Medjugorje to be false, then Medjugorje is outside the Church.
		Mgr Henri Brincard, the Bishop of Puy-en-Velay, is the bishop responsible for the French Association of Marian Organisations.
		From what Bishop Brincard has said, it is evident that bishops who go on ‘pilgrimage’ to Medjugorje sow confusion and division amongst the People of God by their bad example.
	members.iinet.net.au /~raphael/medjflow.html (4538 words)

	(HIS,P) Cardinal Mercier, Pastorals, Letters, Allocutions 1914-1917, Patriotism and Endurance, Annex II
		A letter from the Lord Bishop of Namur to the Military Governor of Namur, under date April 12, 1915.
		In order to give all desirable authority to the results of the inquiry, it is of importance that the tribunal should be presided over by a representative of a neutral State.
		On the occasion of the publication of a confidential letter from the Prussian Minister of War to the High Chancellor, the Lord Bishop of Namur published a reply to that document on April 12, 1915.
	www.zum.de /psm/1wk/ww1/mercier4.php (1867 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Beauraing and Banneux
		The Belgian bishops at the beginning forbade any processions or cults and started an investigation that was to last ten years, during which serious objections were brought against the children.
		Finally, in 1943, a decree was issued by the Bishop of Namur authorizing the cult of Our Lady of Beauraing.
		Simultaneously with the apparition of Beauraing, in Banneux, another Belgian village, close to Liege, as in other towns and villages of Belgium, people were praying for guidance and enlightenment on events in Beauraing.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=3195 (733 words)

	CCEE
		The sixth meeting of delegates with environmental responsibilities from Europe's Bishops' Conferences opens in Namur, Belgium, on Thursday 3 June.
		The meeting has been organized by the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE) in collaboration with the diocese of Namur and the Belgian Bishops' Conference.
		The meeting will be attended by representatives from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (ComECE), as well as representatives from the European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN), Justice and Peace Europe, religious orders (UCESM) and the laity (ELF).
	www.ccee.ch /english/press/namur1.htm (529 words)

	Catholic-Pages.com \| Discussion Forum - Now here's a WYD surprise!
		They will be joined by three cardinals and eight bishops, including Cardinals George, Arinze and Pell.
		Juventutem headquarters for WYD will be in Dusseldorf and will include the use of the Church of St. Antonius for liturgical events.
		This Mass has been celebrated for hundreds of years in the Catholic Church, and continues to be supported in the Church today by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
	www.catholic-pages.com /forum/topic.asp?topic_id=5065 (386 words)

	marmion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He eventually decided on Abbey of Maredsous, in the diocese of Namur, Belgium, where he entered in November 1886.
		Maredsous was a newly built monastery, founded in 1872, by a group of German monks from Beuron.
		Between 1957 and 1961, the Bishop of Namur undertook the Diocesan Enquiry into the life and virtues of marmion.
	indigo.ie /~ubique/marmion.htm (1064 words)

	St Mary's Catholic School
		In 1896, five Sisters from the Belgian congregation of St Mary of Namur came to Bishop's Stortford and established a school with just 9 students.
		These pioneering Sisters were the first to provide Catholic education for the district, and the school rapidly became a success.
		Following the construction of our new Sixth Form Centre which was opened in 1998 by His Eminence Cardinal Basil Hume RIP, we are now in the second stage of an extensive development programme which is bringing exciting new additions to our school, including state-of-the-art science, sports and performing arts facilities.
	www.stmarys.net (158 words)

	FRANCIA
		It also can mean "free," as in the "franking" privilege of sending free mail, or as in "franchise," which is the grant of some privilege or immunity.
		In the threatment here, "Francia" will mean all of Europe that in the Mediaeval period was subject to the Roman Catholic Church, with its Latin liturgy, headed by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome.
		There the sister of Otto is given as "Adelheid," not "Irmengard," but the marriage to Albert, Count of Namur, is shown.
	www.friesian.org /francia.htm (14328 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pierre-Lambert Goossens
		In 1880 he was made a Roman prelate, and 24 June, 1883, was consecrated at Mechlin coadjutor-bishop to Mgr.
		Gravez whom he succeeded as Bishop of Namur 16 July following eight months later (24 March, 1884) he became Archbishop of Mechlin, and on 24 May, 1889, he was created Cardinal-Priest of the Title of Santa-Croce in Gerusalemme.
		Succeeding to the See of Mechlin just when the Belgian Catholics were about to depose the Masonic government which had oppressed them since 1879, he did much to perpetuate the strong hold on political power which the Catholic party has since possessed.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06648a.htm (436 words)

	Belgian Media Landscape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The main shareholder of Vers l'Avenir was, until 1999, the diocese of Namur.
		The diocese of Namur keeps a share of 25.1 per cent.
		However Le Matin was taken over by Vers l'Avenir, the Catholic newspaper that has ties with the bishop of Namur.
	www.ejc.nl /jr/emland/belgium.html (1770 words)

	Sr. Emmanuel's Latest Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bishop Nicholas D'Antonio, O.F.M. Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer, O.M.I. Bishop Donald Montrose
		A few days before they arrived Bishop Leonard of Namur (Belgium) spent a few days here as if to prepare their way.
		For example, Bishop Rivas of St. Vincent, known for his evangelistic zeal, told nearly 15,000 youth at his closing Mass, "I came here incognito, just to be here and pray with Our Lady.
	www.childrenofmedjugorje.com /medj/reports/08_15_00.html (1178 words)

	Sisters of Saint Mary of Namur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By 1834 it seemed to Father Minsart that the time had come to propose to the women that they make a religious commitment and to give them a rule of their own approved by Bishop Barrett of Namur.
		On September 21 sixteen sisters received the habit and eight of the original group made profession for three years.
		In 1863, in response to a desire which had long been growing among the sisters, Mother Claire sent the first missionaries of the congregation to the United States of America.
	web2.airmail.net /ssmn/begin.htm (332 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Interview With Belgian Bishop André-Mutien Léonard BRUSSELS, Belgium, APRIL 15, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The legacy of John Paul II is not something to look back upon, but to use as a guide and inspiration for the future, says the bishop of Namur, Belgium.
		The bishop has dedicated most of his ministry to young people, and in 1999, he was...
		In Krakow, where Pope John Paul II was once a priest and bishop, the town's many churches were open throughout the night for prayer vigils, and continued to draw hundreds of people on Saturday.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=pontiff (5229 words)

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