I never knew this about Van Gogh. I guess in a way the world can be grateful to the church. Glad I opened one of those Facebook clickbait sites.
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"Vincent Willem van Gogh’s story began in the Netherlands in 1853 as the eldest of six children. His father was a pastor, and van Gogh would spend some time studying theology himself. This didn’t end well for him when the church decided his decision to give all his worldly possessions to the poor was too literal an interpretation of Christianity."