The Davidsfonds is a Catholic organisation in Flanders, Belgium with the purpose of promoting the Flemish culture in the areas of literature, history and art. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The terms Fleming and Flemings ( Vlaming and Vlamingen in Dutch) denote respectively a person and people and the Flemings or
The Davidsfonds was founded in Leuven, Belgium on 15 January 1875, with the motto Voor Godsdienst, taal en volk (E: For religion, language and people). Leuven ( French: Louvain, often used in English German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group It was named after canon and professor Jean-Baptist David. A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανωνικος 'relating to a rule' is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Jean-Baptist David ( January 25 1801 &ndash March 24 1866) was a kanunnik and professor Dutch and history at the Katholieke Universiteit Together with the Vermeylenfonds (socialist) and the Willemsfonds (liberal), it promoted the Flemish culture, resulting in a growing feeling of Flemish identity. The Vermeylenfonds is a Non-profit Flemish cultural Socialist organization Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The Willemsfonds, named after Jan Frans Willems, is a Non-profit cultural organization founded in the 19th century to promote Flemish culture and language
In the 20th century, the activities of the Davidsfonds, Vermeylenfonds and Willemsfonds reflected a divided society, based upon political ideology. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Called "pillarization" (verzuiling), Catholic, socialist, and Liberal interests formed parallel organizations (political parties, trade unions, banks, newspapers, cultural, and social circles) to promote their interests. Pillarisation ( verzuiling in Dutch, pilarisation in French) is a term used to describe the denominational segregation of Dutch A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. While sometimes leading to wasteful re-duplication the pillars also supported each other (e. g. , in labor strikes) when it furthered their own interests. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work.
As of 2005, the organization had 60,000 members and 575 divisions. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It organizes cultural activities and publishes a magazine and books.