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John Berchmans

1599 - 1621

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John Berchmans, SJ (Dutch: Jan Berchmans [jɑm ˈbɛr(ə)xmɑns]; 13 March 1599 – 13 August 1621) was a Belgian 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. His spiritual model was his fellow Jesuit Aloysius Gonzaga, and he was influenced by the example of the English Jesuit martyrs. Berchmans is the patron saint of altar servers, Jesuit scholastics, and students. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Berchmans is the 1,527th most popular religious figure (down from 1,396th in 2019), the 285th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 280th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Belgian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Berchmans ranks 1,527 out of 3,187. Before him are Alexander of Jerusalem, Petronius of Bologna, Agnes of Montepulciano, Peter the Venerable, Charles Lwanga, and Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian. After him are Uppalavanna, Johannes Willebrands, Felice della Rovere, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Archippus, and Eulogius of Córdoba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1599, John Berchmans ranks 11. Before him are Francesco Borromini, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Stefan Czarniecki, Pieter van Laer, Ottavio Piccolomini, and Christian the Younger of Brunswick. After him are Andrea Sacchi, Robert Blake, Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Adriaen van Utrecht, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé, and Prasat Thong. Among people deceased in 1621, John Berchmans ranks 19. Before him are Ambrosius Bosschaert, Johann Arndt, Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Antoine de Montchrestien, Catherine Stenbock, and Jan Jesenius. After him are Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, Hendrick de Keyser, Ottavio Rinuccini, Pietro Aldobrandini, and Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, John Berchmans ranks 285 out of 1,190. Before him are Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231), Jan Provoost (1465), Patrick Bauchau (1938), Arthur Grumiaux (1921), Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau (1578), and Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789). After him are Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Patrick Sercu (1944), Bart De Wever (1970), Max Verstappen (1997), James Weddell (1787), and Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belgium

Among religious figures born in Belgium, John Berchmans ranks 14. Before him are Lutgardis (1182), Jozef De Kesel (1947), Chrodegang (715), Clemens August of Bavaria (1700), William of St-Thierry (1085), and Adalard of Corbie (751). After him are Rimbert (830), Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851), Edward Schillebeeckx (1914), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Joseph Cardijn (1882), and Sigebert of Gembloux (1030).

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