Guido Gezelle (1830-1899) was a poet and Roman Catholic priest writing in the Dutch language area of Belgium. He was born in Bruges in the province of West Flanders, where he also spent most of his life. He was ordained a priest in 1854, and worked as a teacher and priest in Roeselare. He was always interested in all things in English and was given the prestigious right of being the priest for the 'English Convent' in Bruges. He died there in a small room, where it is still forbiden to enter. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) has several main meanings: the social, political and cultural community of the Flemings, through its social and political organizations, its media, universities, ... ; some prefer to call this the Flemish community, other refers to this as the Flemish nation; a constituent governing institution of the federal Belgian... Sometimes referred to as the Venice of the North, Bruges has many waterways that run through the city. ... West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Roman Catholic deacon candidates prostrate before the altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles during a 2004 diaconate ordination liturgy Holy Orders in the modern Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Assyrian, Old Catholic, and Independent Catholic Churches, includes... Roeselare (Roulers in French and English) is a municipality in the province of West Flanders, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ...

He was the son of Monica Devrieze and Pieter Jan Gezelle, a Flemish gardener in Bruges. Gezelle was the uncle of Flemish writer Stijn Streuvels (Frank Lateur). Stijn Streuvels, born Franciscus (Frank) Petrus Maria Lateur, is a Belgian writer. ...

There is a museum of his works close by to the English convent and also a small bar named after him.

He tried to develop an independent Flemish language, more or less separated from the general Dutch language, which had certain more "Hollandish" aspects. His works are often, as expected, very religious and pious. Dutch ( ) is a Low Franconian language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium (2005 [1]). // History Main article: History of the Dutch language The West Germanic dialect continuum can be divided according to tribe (see Germanic tribes), and according to the extent of their participation... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ...

Works

• Kerkhofblommen (1858)
• Vlaemsche Dichtoefeningen (1858)
• Kleengedichtjes (1860)
• Gedichten, Gezangen en Gebeden (1862)
• Tijdkrans (1893)
• Rijmsnoer (1897)
• Laatste Verzen (1901)

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