Tremelo
Encyclopedia
Tremelo is a municipality located in the Belgian
province of Flemish Brabant
, in Flanders
. The municipality comprises the towns of Baal
and Tremelo proper. On January 1, 2006 Tremelo had a total population of 13,725. The total area is 21.57 km² which gives a population density
of 636 inhabitants per km².
Located in the arrondissement or administrative district of Leuven
, the official language is Dutch
. Tremelo is most famous for having been the hometown of Father Damien
, SS.CC.
who Pope Benedict XVI canonized on October 11, 2009 as Saint Damien of Molokai
. Father Damien is locally known as Pater Damiaan, and was a legendary martyr of charity
who had tended to the lepers in the Hawaiian Islands
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...
, in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
. The municipality comprises the towns of Baal
Baal, Belgium
Baal is a village in the municipality of Tremelo, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium.It is notable as the home of successful cyclo-cross competitor Sven Nys...
and Tremelo proper. On January 1, 2006 Tremelo had a total population of 13,725. The total area is 21.57 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 636 inhabitants per km².
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, the official language is Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
. Tremelo is most famous for having been the hometown of Father Damien
Father Damien
Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai, SS.CC. , born Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious order...
, SS.CC.
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and of the Perpetual Adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar is a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers, priests, and nuns...
who Pope Benedict XVI canonized on October 11, 2009 as Saint Damien of Molokai
Molokai
Molokai or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles in size with a land area of , making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of Oahu across the 25-mile wide Kaiwi Channel and north of...
. Father Damien is locally known as Pater Damiaan, and was a legendary martyr of charity
Martyr of charity
In the Catholic church, a martyr of charity is someone who dies as a result of administering Christian charity. While a martyr of the faith dies through being persecuted for being a Catholic or for being a Christian, a martyr of charity dies through practising charity motivated by Christianity...
who had tended to the lepers in the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
.
External links
- Official website - Only available in DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...