Joannes Theodorus Beelen (1807-1884) was Chamberlain
to Pope Pius IX, a Theologian, a canon and a professor in
the Catholic University College of Leuven. He took the initiative,
with other language scientists, to produce a new Bible translation.
The translation of the Old Testament was published in 1896.
On the left side the text from the Vulgata - on the right
side the Dutch translation.
