The son of a baker, Edward Poppe was born in Belgium in 1890. His parents were so devout that five of his six sisters became nuns, and he and his older brother became priests. While he was in the seminary he was drafted into the army in 1910 and he was harassed by the other soldiers for his piety. Edward served as a medic on the battlefield of World War…
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