Jozef Cardijn
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His Eminence Joseph Cardijn Servant of God |
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| Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| In office | 25 February 1965 – 24 July 1967 |
| Predecessor | None: titular church created |
| Successor | Javier Lozano Barragán |
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| Ordination | 22 September 1906 by Désiré-Joseph Mercier |
| Consecration | 21 February 1965 by Leo Joseph Suenens |
| Created Cardinal | 22 February 1965 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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| Birth name | Joseph Leo Cardijn |
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13 November 1882 Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 24 July 1967 (aged 84) Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium |
| Previous post | Titular Archbishop of Tusuros (1965) |
| Motto | Evangelizare pauperibus ("To evangelize the poor") |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Joseph Leo Cardijn (13 November 1882 – 24 July 1967) was a Belgian Roman Catholic cardinal and the founder of the Young Christian Workers. Cardijn was best known for his lifelong dedication to social activism and working towards the improvement of the working class; since his ordination he made a particular focus of his life the effort to evangelize and bring the core messages of faith in the Gospel back to the working class whom he believed were neglected. He was not wrong in that assessment since old schoolmates working in the mines and mills believed the Church had abandoned them which prompted Cardijn to found a social movement dedicated to this task despite the opposition that it faced.
His movement received vocal praise and encouragement from Pope Pius XI and he served the movement with great zeal even after he had been imprisoned during World War II which served to empower his positions on social change and to oppose rising inequalities. Cardijn was also an extensive traveler (visiting places such as Costa Rica and Australia) and was a recipient of several recognitions for his work in social activism. He served as a critical contributor to the Second Vatican Council working close with Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. The latter named Cardijn as a cardinal in 1965 and Cardijn later died in a Leuven hospital in 1967.
The cause for the cardinal's beatification was initiated in 2014 and he is titled as a Servant of God.
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