Désiré-Joseph Mercier
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1851 – 1926
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Who was Désiré-Joseph Mercier?
Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier was a Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907. Mercier is noted for his staunch resistance to the German occupation of 1914–1918.
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- Born
- Nov 21, 1851
Braine-l'Alleud, Brabant, Belgium - Nationality
- Belgium
- Died
- Jan 23, 1926
Brussels
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on July 23, 2013
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