St john berchmans biography books

          John Berchmans, SJ was a Belgian Jesuit scholastic and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.

          This little book is an attempt at a study and interpretation of a lovable young saint, whose tercentenary this year will, it is to be hoped..

          John Berchmans

          17th Century Jesuit Saint

          John Berchmans, SJ (Dutch: Jan Berchmans[jɑmˈbɛr(ə)xmɑns]; 13 March – 13 August ) was a BelgianJesuit scholastic and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.

          In , the Jesuits opened a college at Mechelen, Belgium and Berchmans was one of the first to enroll. His spiritual model was his fellow Jesuit Aloysius Gonzaga, and he was influenced by the example of the English Jesuit martyrs.

          The Life of St. John Berchman's of the Society of Jesus is a biographical account of the famous Jesuit saint, written by Giuseppe Boero and originally.

        1. Biography · Christian Saints · Saint.
        2. This little book is an attempt at a study and interpretation of a lovable young saint, whose tercentenary this year will, it is to be hoped.
        3. John Berchmans, SJ was a Belgian Jesuit scholastic and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.
        4. Learn that John was the son of a shoemaker, for instance, we are likely to form a mistaken notion of the conditions in which he wrought his sanctity.

          5. Berchmans is the patron saint of altar servers, Jesuit scholastics, and students.

          Early life

          John Berchmans was born on 13 March , in the city of Diest situated in what is now the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, the son of a shoemaker.

          His parents were John Charles and Elizabeth Berchmans. He was the oldest of five children and at baptism was named John in honor of John the Baptist. He grew up in an atmosphere of political turmoil caused by a religious war between the Catholic and Protestant parts of the Low Countries.[1]