John Berchmans
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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. Wikipedia
Born: March 13, 1599, Diest, Belgium
Died: August 13, 1621 (age 22 years), Rome, Italy
Place of burial: Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio di Loyola, Rome, Italy
Education: Pontifical Gregorian University
Parents: John Charles and Elizabeth Berchmans
Attributes: Often depicted with hands clasped, holding his crucifix, his book of rules, and his rosary
Beatified: 28 May 1865