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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Tieno on October 05, 2009, 08:38:42 AM

Title: Greatest Belgian, Leper King and AIDS patron declared a Saint on october 11th
Post by: Tieno on October 05, 2009, 08:38:42 AM

:bow Father Damien, Jozef De Veuster :bow2 !
:bow Leprosy :bow2
:bow AIDS :bow2
:bow Catholics :bow2
:bow Pope Benedict :bow2
:bow Vatican :bow2
People are pretty excited for this over here.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/FatherDamien.jpeg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Fatherdamienwithlepers.jpg)

In a TV show in 2005 he was voted greatest belgian of all time.

Quote

He won recognition for his ministry to people with leprosy (also known as Hansen's Disease), who had been placed under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine on the island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawaii.[2] He eventually contracted and died of the disease, and is widely considered a "martyr of charity".

Title: Re: Greatest Belgian, Leper King and AIDS patron declared a Saint on october 11t
Post by: Tieno on October 05, 2009, 08:57:16 AM

Quote from: Kosma on October 05, 2009, 08:46:45 AM

Really thats the greatest Belgian?

Dissapointed? The work he did on Molokai is incredible and inspiring, he was a remarkable person. To his own death, he took care and stood by people who were outcasts of society and literally deported to an island so they could be forgotten.
Second place was to  the scientist Paul Janssen who (with his company) discovered more than 80 medicines, 4 on the WHO essential list (a record)

1,Father Damien (1840-1889)
2,Paul Janssen (1926-2003)
3,Eddy Merckx (1945-)
4,Ambiorix (1st century BC)
5,Adolf Daens (1839-1907)
6,Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)
7,Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
8,Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
9,Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
10,Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883)

Title: Re: Greatest Belgian, Leper King and AIDS patron declared a Saint on october 11th
Post by: Tieno on October 05, 2009, 09:06:22 AM

Quote from: Kosma on October 05, 2009, 09:02:15 AM

Just thought it would be some scientist or statesman. This seems like good guy though  :)

Belgian statesmen aren't remarkable people, how do you think we got such a fucked up federal state?

Title: Re: Greatest Belgian, Leper King and AIDS patron declared a Saint on october 11t
Post by: Tieno on October 05, 2009, 09:56:40 AM

no that's just polish education system < belgian education system
 :ussrcry