John Berchmans
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 404 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 13,1599 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Diest |
| Belgium | |
| Date of died | August 13,1621 |
| Died | Rome |
| Italy | |
| Place of burial | Rome, Italy |
| Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola, Rome, Italy | |
| Parents | Elizabeth Berchmans |
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| Books | Manual - Scholar's Choice Edition |
| Feast | 26 November ; 13 August (after 1969) |
| Canon | 1888-01-15 00:00:00 |
| Beatifi | 28 May 1865 |
| Major shrine | Sant'Ignazio |
| Education | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Attribut | Often depicted with hands clasped, holding his crucifix, his book of rules, and his rosary |
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| ID | 791190 |
John Berchmans Life story
John Berchmans, SJ was a Jesuit scholastic and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. In 1615, the Jesuits opened a college at Mechelen, Belgium and Berchmans was one of the first to enroll.