Constant van Crombrugghe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Constant van Crombrugghe

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Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1789

Place of Birth: Geraardsbergen, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1865

Profession: politician, theologian

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Constant Guillaume Van Crombrugghe (14 October 1789 – 1 December 1865) was a Flemish canon and founder of several orders: Josephites or Fathers Jozefieten (1817) and Subsidiaries of the Sisters of Mary and Joseph.
The latter congregation was founded in 1838 split in the Ladies of Mary and the Sisters of St.
Jozef of Jozefienen. The order established several schools including St George's College, Weybridge. Van Crombrugghe was also a member of the National Congress, the constituent assembly at which the Belgian Constitution was written.