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From his early childhood onwards, Scheppers honoured the Holy Virgin.
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October 1818: The young V. Scheppers was brought to the college of Aalst by his father.
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The Young V. Scheppers spends his free hours to religious teaching of young labourers.
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Once ordained as a priest, V. Scheppers gathered the poor and ignorant children in his home to educate them and to teach them.
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The Archbishop of Mechelen visits V. Scheppers’ school.
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In 1840 V. Scheppers offers the general inspector of the prisons his services of the new founded Congregation of the Brothers of Our Holy Mary of Mercy.
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In 1843 the Brothers of Our Holy Mary of Mercy are there for the use of the prisoners in the military prison of Aalst.
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In 1845 the Brothers of Our Holy Mary of Mercy take care of the sick in the prison in Gent in the time of infectious diseases
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In 1854 Mgr. Scheppers offers Pope Pius IX the Constitutions of his Congregation for approval during an audience.
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In 1854 Mgr Scheppers accompanies the Pope during his visit to the Ste- Balbina prison where Young delinquents are educated by the friars.
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The Sisters of Our Holy Mary of Mercy are teaching poor girls.
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Mgr. Scheppers founds a society of the H. Vincentius a Paulo in which a lot of important persons are settling.
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Mgr. Scheppers visits the seniors of the house of God that is governed by his monks.
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Mgr. Scheppers : ardent supporter of the Permanent Adoration.
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March The 7th 1877: Mgr. Scheppers dies in his native town Mechelen.
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Mgr. Scheppers is glorified by the works he has founded.