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René was born on the 9th June 1929 at Essen in the countryside around Antwerp not far from the Dutch border. He came from a farming background. There were ten children in the family. He attended the Junior Seminary of Hoogstraten before entering the White Fathers at Boechout in September 1948. He was following in the steps of his uncle, Piet Koninigs (+1986). His younger brother, Herman, followed him in turn into the Society. Continue reading “René Konings 1929 – 2017 (PE n° 1085)”

Ghislain was born on the 31st October 1923 at Diependaal in the Limburg Province of Belgium. His father was a solicitor and the family belonged to the gentility. He did his secondary schooling at the St. Joseph’s College in Hasselt. He entered the White Fathers at Boechout in 1941. Novitiate followed in Varsenare and he studied theology in Heverlee. He took his Missionary Oath there on the 5th April 1947 followed by priestly ordination on the 29th March 1948. Continue reading “Ghislain Jageneau 1923 – 2017 (PE nr. 1085)”

Leopold was born on the 3rd September 1927 at St-Clet in the Diocese of Valleyfield, Quebec Province, Canada. He attended the local primary school before following his secondary school studies at the College Sainte-Marie in Montreal. He entered the novitiate of Saint-Martin at Laval near Montreal on the 1st August 1949. He went to ‘s-Heerenberg in the Netherlands for the first three years of his theological studies. He took his Missionary Oath there on the 9th June 1954. His final year of Theology took place in Monteviot, Scotland where he was ordained on the 4th January 1955. Continue reading “Léopold Lalonde 1927 – 2017 (PE nr. 1085)”