Blessed Burchard Of Beinwil

Beato Burchard de Beinwil

Beato

Post-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

18 May; Monday after Ascension Day (Beinwil, Switzerland); 27 June on some calendars; 20 August (pilgrimage date)

Nacimiento

Early 12th century in Langemat, Muri, Switzerland

Fallecimiento

C.1192 in Beinwil, Switzerland of natural causes; buried in his parish church graveyard; tomb opened and relics moved during the construction of a chapel on his grave site in 1619; tomb opened and relics moved during renovation in 1754; relics returned to the tomb in 1784; a spring-fed holy well is found near his tomb

Beatificado

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

Biografía

Beato Burchard de Beinwil, también conocido como Burchard de Beinwil, fue un respetado sacerdote católico y sanador de milagros que dedicó su vida al bien espiritual y físico de sus feligreses en Beinwil, Suiza. Nació a principios del siglo XII en Langemat, Muri, Suiza.

Causa de Canonización

Beatified

Beatificado1228-01-01 por 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