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Désiré Mercier

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Roman-Catholic Cardinal (1851-1926)

AcademicsLived 1851 to 1926 · aged 74
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Désiré Félicien François Joseph Mercier was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death in 1926. A Thomist scholar, he had several of his works translated into other European languages. He was known for his book, Les origines de la psychologie contemporaine (1897).

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Cardinal Mercier by Cecilia Beaux, 1919Cardinal Mercier by Cecilia Beaux, 1919Mercier is commemorated by this statue by Égide Rombaux outside the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in BrusselsMercier is commemorated by this statue by Égide Rombaux outside the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in BrusselsPoster from the United States Food Administration during World War IPoster from the United States Food Administration during World War I

Awards 17

1921Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
1920honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
1919Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Order of St. Sylvester
Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
Order of the White Eagle
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Order of the Double Dragon
Civic Cross, 1st class
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎
Collar of the Order of Charles III
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class
Commander of the Order of Christ
Croix de guerre 1914-1918

Connected to Désiré 6

Eugène YsaÿeAlso won Commander of the Order of ChristAristide Cavaillé-CollAlso won Order of St. SylvesterJoseph JongenAlso won Civic Cross, 1st classOku YasukataAlso won Order of the Double DragonAfonso CostaAlso won honorary doctorate from the University of StrasbourgJulian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of VimyAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle

About this person

Désiré Félicien François Joseph Mercier was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death in 1926. A Thomist scholar, he had several of his works translated into other European languages. He was known for his book, Les origines de la psychologie contemporaine (1897). He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907.

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Lived 1851 to 1926 · aged 74
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