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    Werenfried van Straaten, born Philippus Johannes Hendricus van Straaten O. Praem. (17 January 1913 – 31 January 2003), was a Dutch Catholic priest and...
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  • Peter van Straaten, Dutch cartoonist Werenfried van Straaten (1913–2003), Dutch Roman Catholic priest Tess van Straaten, Canadian actor, television reporter/news...
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  • Werenfried is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Werenfried of Elst (died c. 780), Benedictine monk, priest and missionary among the Frisians...
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    (ACN) go back to the time after World War II. For the Dutch priest Werenfried van Straaten the Stunde Null was the starting point of his life's work. In 1947...
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    (1549–1622), Bohemian prior who later became archbishop of Prague Werenfried van Straaten (1913–2003), Dutch priest and activist, known for his humanitarian...
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    was nominated for his work worldwide with child protection." "Werenfried Van Straaten was nominated for his work with helping clerical refugees from...
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    about the convent of the Carmelite nuns at Auschwitz after father Werenfried van Straaten had proposed, in 1985, to convert its temporary location in the...
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    Abcoude – 1853) a painter Werenfried van Straaten (1913 in Mijdrecht – 2003) a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and social activist Hans van Vliet (born 1949 in...
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    pianist Hans Zimmer (1957– ) film composer and Oscar winner Father Werenfried van Straaten (1913–2003) called "Speckpater" ("Bacon Father"); founder of the...
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    up a book as a symbol of her numerous writings. Next is Father Werenfried van Straaten, also known as the "bacon priest" and founder of the aid organisation...
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