Berchmans, John, Saint, 1599-1621
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1599 March 13 - 1621 August 13
Biographical note
Born at Diest in Brabant in 1599, the son of a master shoemaker. He studied at Malines and there also he entered the Society of Jesus at the age of seventeen and was sent to Rome for his novitiate. His short life of twenty-two years was remarkable for the fidelity with which he kept the minutest points of regular observance. He was canonized in 1888, and is venerated as patron of young Mass-servers.
(paraphrased from The Book of Saints : A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966.)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Multiple saints, between 1934 and 1947, undated, bulk: 1926–1968
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes Saints Agnes, Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ, Andrew the Apostle, Anne, Anthony of Padua, Benedict, Blaise, Brigid, Catherine Labouré, Cecilia, Christopher, Clare of Assisi, Dymphna, Francis de Sales, Francis of Assisi, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Genesius of Rome, Gerard Majella, Gerebernus, Hubert, Jane Frances de Chantal, John Berchmans, SJ, John Neumann, John XXIII, Joseph, Jude, Louise de Marillac, Luisa, Martha, Martin, Mary Magdalene, Michael, Patrick, Paul of the Cross, Peter,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
between 1934 and 1947, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968
Multiple saints, 1959, 1969, undated, bulk: 1926–1968
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes Saints Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Amabilis, Andrew the Apostle, Anne, Anterus, Anthony of Padua, Aurelius and Timothy, Bartholomew the Apostle, Bernadette Soubirous, Camillus de Lellis, Clare of Assisi, Colette, Emilie, Felix I, Gabriel, Gerard Majella, Gordianus, Ignatius of Loyola, SJ, Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Jesus, John, John Berchmans, SJ, Julius, Linus, Margaret Mary Alacoque, Mary, Nicholas, Paul the Apostle, Peter, Philip the Apostle, Pius X,...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1959, 1969, undated; Majority of material found within 1926–1968
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