Désiré-Joseph Mercier in Brussels, Belgium

Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier (21 November 1851 – 23 January 1926) was a Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1906 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1907. Mercier is noted for his staunch resistance to the German occupation of 1914–1918. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 25 March from Archbishop Antonio Vico, and took as his episcopal motto: Apostolus Jesu Christi. Mercier was created Cardinal Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli by Pope St. Pius X in the consistory of 15 April 1907. Pope Benedict XV sent his portrait and a letter of whole-hearted support to Mercier in 1916, and at one point told him You saved the Church! He was also one of the cardinal electors in the 1922 papal conclave, which selected Pope Pius XI. He is commemorated by this large bronze statue outside of St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral in Brussels. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.德西雷-费利西安-弗朗索瓦-约瑟夫·梅西耶（Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier）（1851年11月21日—1926年1月23日）是比利时罗马天主教会（Roman Catholic Church）枢机。他自1906年起担任梅赫伦总教区（Archbishop of Mechelen）大主教直至逝世，并于1907年被擢升为枢机。梅西耶以坚定抵抗1914至1918年德国占领的立场而广受铭记。他于同年3月25日接受安东尼奥·维科大主教的主教圣职祝圣（episcopal consecration），并以“我主耶稣基督的宗徒（Apostolus Jesu Christi）”作为其主教箴言（episcopal motto）。1907年4月15日的枢机会议（consistory）上，他被教皇圣庇护十世（Pope St. Pius X）册封为圣伯多禄锁链堂（S. Pietro in Vincoli）司铎级枢机（Cardinal Priest）。1916年，教皇本笃十五世（Pope Benedict XV）向梅西耶寄送了本人肖像与一封饱含全力支持的信函，曾一度对他言道：“你拯救了教会！”他亦是1922年教皇选举会议（1922 papal conclave）的枢机选举人之一，该会议选出了教皇庇护十一世（Pope Pius XI）。布鲁塞尔圣米歇尔圣古都勒大教堂（St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral）外的这座大型青铜雕像，便是为纪念他而设立。 该作品隶属于“扫描世界（Scan The World）”项目。扫描世界是由MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性倡议，旨在构建全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标数字档案，供公众免费获取。扫描世界是一项开源的社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。