Blessed Burchard Of Beinwil
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 18
Beatified
Beginning immediately after his death locals visited his grave to ask for intercession
Biography
Blessed Burchard of Beinwil, also known as Burchard of Beinwil, was an esteemed Catholic priest and miracle worker who dedicated his life to the spiritual and physical well-being of his parishioners in Beinwil, Switzerland. He was born in the early 12th century in Langemat, Muri, Switzerland.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1228-01-01 by Beginning immediately after his death locals visited his grave to ask for intercession; by 1228 there was a lamp burning perpetually at his grave; by 1407 there are records of pilgrimages to his tomb; by 1587 there are statements by witnesses to miracles obtained through the intercession of Father Burchard; a confraternity dedicated to Blessed Burchard, Saint Peter and Saint Paul was founded in 1588; titular patron of his parish church in 1813; Sacred Congregation of Rites granted the celebration of a Mass and Office in his honour in 1817; feast added to the Proper of the diocese of Basel, Switzerland in 1866
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