| Constant Van Crombrugghe | |
| Birth Name: | Constant Guillaume Van Crombrugghe |
| Birth Date: | 1789 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Geraardsbergen |
| Death Place: | Ghent |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Occupation: | politician, canon |
Constant Guillaume Van Crombrugghe (14 October 1789 – 1 December 1865) was a Flemish canon and founder of several religious orders: Josephites or Fathers Jozefieten (1817) and Subsidiaries of the Sisters of Mary and Joseph. The latter congregation was founded in 1838 split in the Ladies of Mary and the Sisters of St. Jozef of Jozefienen. He also founded The Daughters of Mary and Joseph which founded Coloma Convent Girls' School in 1869 and is still attended by students in Croydon, England.
He came from a well-established and affluent family, and his father, Ghislain-François, was a prosperous brewer in Grammont. His mother, Cécile-Joseph, was a powerful figure in the lace industry and came from a well-known and prominent Grammont family.[1] [2]
The order established several schools in Belgium and St George's College, Weybridge in England.
Van Crombrugghe was also a member of the National Congress, the constituent assembly at which the Belgian Constitution was written.