His first biographer Nimal, describes, according the ideals of the end of the 19th century, his mother Scheppers-Estrix as a dedicated woman who raised her children herself.

Nimal describes the youth of V. Scheppers as a model story, but doesn’t make use of any source. The family had indeed resident servants but we don’t know if a nurse was also included.

No documents are known by or about mother Scheppers. Only from a few letters coming from other members of the family, we can presume that carefulness, severity and tenderness were very important. Piety and devotion to the holy Mary, were expressed in a generous liberality with respect to “O-L-Vrouw van Hanswijk. 

 

▲