Pieter-Jan De Smet (Dendermonde, Belgium, January 30, 1801 – Saint Louis (Missouri), May 23, 1873) was a Jesuit missionary, explorer and pioneer, known to the Native Americans of North America as Great Black Skirt.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

March 12, 2022

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Pieter-Jan De Smet
Statue location: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerkplein.

The most monumental statue in Dendermonde is that in honor of Father Pieter-Jan De Smet, missionary and bringer of peace to the Indians in …

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August 7, 2022

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The statue was erected in 1878 as a memorial to Father Pieter-Jan De Smet (1801–1873) who already received recognition during his lifetime for his missionary work with the Indians in the United States. In 2005 he was nominated for the election of The Greatest Belgian.

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