Adolf Daens (18 December 1839 – 14 June 1907) was a Belgian Flemish priest from Aalst. He created the Daensism movement from which originated in 1893 the Christene Volkspartij inspired by Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum. The Christene Volkspartij forced the radicalisation and democratisation of the Catholic party. December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... Aalst (French: Alost) is a municipality on the Dender, 19 miles northwest from Brussels. ... Adolf Daens (18 December 1839 – 14 June 1907) was a Belgian Flemish priest from Aalst. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Pope Leo XIII, born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903), was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, having succeeded Blessed Pius IX on February 20, 1878 and reigning until his own death. ... In the ancient Church, an encyclical was a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area. ... Rerum Novarum is an encyclical issued by Roman Catholic Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891. ...

Adolf Daens was elected member of the Belgian parliament. He is a major figure of the Flemish movement and of the history of Belgian trade unions. The Flemish movement (Dutch: Vlaamse Beweging) is a popular term used to describe the political movement for greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language in Flanders, and for protection of the Flemish culture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Louis Paul Boon published in 1971 the novel 'Daens' (full title: "Pieter Daens of hoe in de negentiende eeuw de arbeiders van Aalst vochten tegen armoede en onrecht") in which Adolf's brother Pieter Daens is the narrator. This book served as basis for Stijn Coninx's film Daens in 1993 (with Jan Decleir as Adolf Daens). Louis Paul Boon (15 March 1912 - 10 May 1979) was a Flemish journalist and novelist who is considered one of the major 20th century writers in the Dutch language. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Jan Decleir (February 14, 1946), born in Niel is Belgiums most famous actor. ...

See also

• History of Belgium
• Politics of Belgium
• Politics of Flanders