Edward Poppe
Belgian priest (1890-1924)
Feast: 10 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the town of Moerzeke near Termonde, near Ghent in Belgium, Blessed Edward Poppe, priest, who, amid the difficulties of his time, spread Christian instruction and devotion to the Eucharist in Flanders by his writings and preaching.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 10 June as a priest who spread Christian instruction and devotion to the Eucharist in Flanders.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Roman Martyrology, 10 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1878710 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Edward Poppe (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.