Search results
- Here’s a story about a young man who became a saint, though he did not found any religious orders, commit any great acts of heroism, or adhere to a life of extreme poverty. Rather, John Berchmans became a saint by being kind, courteous, and incredibly loyal to the faith.
People also ask
How did John Berchmans become a saint?
Who is John Berchmans?
How did Berchmans become a priest?
Why should you pray to John Berchmans?
John Berchmans, SJ (Dutch: Jan Berchmans [jɑm ˈbɛr(ə)xmɑns]; 13 March 1599 – 13 August 1621) 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.
John Berchmans (1599-1621) personifies the ideal that ordinary deeds done extraordinarily well lead to great holiness. He died very young, only five years after entering the novitiate, but his great desire to be a priest inspired him to live religious life fully.
Nov 26, 2017 · Rather, John Berchmans became a saint by being kind, courteous, and incredibly loyal to the faith. John was born on March 13, 1599, in a town called Diest, located in the northeast part...
Eldest son of a shoemaker, John was born at Diest, Brabant. He early wanted to be a priest, and when thirteen became a servant in the household of one of the Cathedral canons at Malines, John Froymont. In 1615, he entered the newly founded Jesuit College at Malines, and the following year became a ...
St. John Berchmans. Share. This young saint of the Society of Jesus was born in Flanders, the oldest of five children. He grew up in an atmosphere of political turmoil caused by a religious war between the Catholic and Protestant sections of the Netherlands.
The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus lead those who observe them exactly to the highest degree of sanctity, as has been declared by Pope Julius III and his successors. The attainment of that ideal was what John proposed to himself. "If I do not become a saint when I am young", he used to say "I shall never become one".
St. John Berchmans. November 26, Saint. Source: Catholicsaints.info. Son of a shoemaker, and one of five children, three of whom entered religious life. John had great devotion to his position as an altar boy. He spent much of his time caring for his mother, who was in poor health.
