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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 March 1621, six galleys from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany took refuge in the island of Hospitaller Malta against a sizable Ottoman armada sighted nearby. They came out joined by three galleys and a galleon from the Order of St. John, of which Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt had given command to Spanish knight Clemente Hidalgo to escort them. [1]
Saint Stephen's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December in Western Christianity and 27 December in Eastern Christianity.
In 1620–1621, he made ad limina visit to Rome which interrupted his work in the diocese. [30] During the trip, Wołłowicz petitioned the pope to add the feast of Saint Casimir, patron Saint of Lithuania, to the Roman Breviary and Roman Missal. [32] The Sacred Congregation of Rites agreed, but classified the feast at the lowest simplex level.
Pope Gregory XV (Latin: Gregorius XV; Italian: Gregorio XV; 9 January 1554 – 8 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 until his death in 1623.
Long before the U.S. declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many European explorers had already founded lasting settlements. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S. that you ...
1621 16 January – the Parliament of England sits for the first time since 1614. 3 May – Francis Bacon imprisoned in the Tower of London on charges of corruption; he is pardoned by King James I later in the year.
According to the History Channel, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in November of 1621.While the traditional story says the Pilgrims shared a feast ...