This is copper theca, with
silver front.Inside a first class relic of Saint John Berchmans.Relic
in place and wax seal and threads are intact.Comes with its original document
signed in 1874. Diameter 1,5 inch.Comes from a convent in Belgium.
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Saint
John Berchmans
Also known as
Memorial
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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. Jesuit noviate in 1616,
deciding to become a Jesuit after reading the life of Saint Aloysius
Gonzaga. Student at the Jesuit College at Malines, Belgium. Studied philosophy in Rome.
John had a dream of helping and teaching multi-lingual migrants,
and he studied all the chief languages of Europe. He wanted to
work in China after ordination. He died of unknown
causes following his participation in a public debate defending the faith,
and while clutching his rosary, crucifix, and rules of his order; he
did not live to be ordained.
John
Berchmans was not noted for extraordinary feats of holiness or austerity, nor
did he found orders or churches or work flashy miracles. He made kindness,
courtesy, and constant fidelity an important part of his holiness. The path to
holiness can lie in
the ordinary rather than the extraordinary.
Born
Died
Beatified
Canonized
Patronage