KANNUNIK J. COOMS
- CANON J. COOLS
- Who was Canon J. Cools?
- Full name: Canon J. Cools, born on August 18, 1902, in Hasselt, and passed away on March 3, 1991.
- He played an important role in Catholic technical and vocational education in Limburg.
- Career highlights:
- Teacher, director of several technical institutes, inspector of technical education in Limburg, and later chief inspector of secondary education for the Diocese of Hasselt.
- The Sculpture
- Type: Bust (chest-height sculpture)
- Artist: René Aerts
- Location: Small square near the Virga Jesse Basilica, Kapelstraat, Hasselt
- Unveiled: 1993
- Inscription: “Catholic technical and vocational education thanks Canon J. Cools 1902–1991.”
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