Flanders got to know her 20 years ago through TV programs such as ‘De Slimste Mens’ and ‘Recht van Answer’ and as a nun in politics. But in Ghent, Sister Monica was already a living legend. For thousands of girls she was the strict but fair headmistress of the Sint-Bavohumaniora. Monica Van Kerrebroeck, as she was called in full, died on Sunday in a rest home in Zaffelare. Who was she?
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Sister Monica (1939-2023): the strict nun who first became a school principal and later a TV figure and politician
