Constant Guillaume Van Crombrugghe (Geraardsbergen

Geraardsbergen

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, 14 October 1789 – Ghent

Ghent

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, 1 December 1865) was a Flemish canon and founder of several orders: Josephites

Josephites-CJ

The Josephites or "Sons of St. Joseph" are a Roman Catholic congregation . Their primary apostolate is the education of youth....

 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

St George's College, Weybridge

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.

Van Crombrugghe was also a member of the National Congress

National Congress of Belgium

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, the constituent assembly

Constituent assembly

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 at which the Belgian Constitution

Constitution of Belgium

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 was written.