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Brussel, België38.300 bijdragen
feb. 2023
Almost hidden in a small garden next to St James's Church ("Sint-Jacobskerk" in Dutch) in Leuven stands a little-known statue by Belgian sculptor Constantin Meunier (1831–1905), who is famed for his social-realist sculptures of labourers. According to the inscription on the pedestal, the statue represents Joseph de Veuster, Father Damien of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (1840–1889). He worked as a Catholic missionary on the Hawaiian Islands before taking charge of the isolated leper colony on the island of Molokai. Even after contracting the disease himself in 1884, he stayed on as a physician and pastor until his death. Father Damien is interred in the crypt of the Church of his congregation in Leuven (listed under "Sint-Antoniuskerk" on Tripadvisor).
Meunier represents him, dressed in a cassock and cape, standing stiffly upright with his head held high. In his left hand, he is holding a crucifix, while his right arm is wrapped around the back of visibly sick man sitting next to him, his facial expression one of deep suffering. Although the posture of the figures reminded us vaguely of the Virgin of Mercy — the leper’s head covered by Damien's cape and resting against his side — the statue doesn’t show any real connection between the two figures. It fails to convey the deep love and empathy Father Damian is said to have felt for the lepers.
The strangest thing about this sculpture, however, is the fact that the face of Father Damian is not his own, but that of canon and university professor Armand Thiéry, a close acquaintance of Meunier. It is not clear whether he forced Meunier’s hand or Meunier asked him to pose.
The statue was commissioned by the Catholic Cercle of Leuven in 1894 and was placed, against Meunier’s wishes, in the City Park Sint Donatus, from where it was moved to the former churchyard of St James's Church along Brusselsestraat in 1907. The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts doesn't want it on Pater Damiaanplein (Father Damien Square). After all, it is not really a statue of Father Damien.
Meunier represents him, dressed in a cassock and cape, standing stiffly upright with his head held high. In his left hand, he is holding a crucifix, while his right arm is wrapped around the back of visibly sick man sitting next to him, his facial expression one of deep suffering. Although the posture of the figures reminded us vaguely of the Virgin of Mercy — the leper’s head covered by Damien's cape and resting against his side — the statue doesn’t show any real connection between the two figures. It fails to convey the deep love and empathy Father Damian is said to have felt for the lepers.
The strangest thing about this sculpture, however, is the fact that the face of Father Damian is not his own, but that of canon and university professor Armand Thiéry, a close acquaintance of Meunier. It is not clear whether he forced Meunier’s hand or Meunier asked him to pose.
The statue was commissioned by the Catholic Cercle of Leuven in 1894 and was placed, against Meunier’s wishes, in the City Park Sint Donatus, from where it was moved to the former churchyard of St James's Church along Brusselsestraat in 1907. The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts doesn't want it on Pater Damiaanplein (Father Damien Square). After all, it is not really a statue of Father Damien.
Geschreven op 20 februari 2023
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