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Aloysius de Gonzaga (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 1568 – 21 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College , he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epidemic.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian Jesuit and patron saint of Roman Catholic youth. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1585 but died of plague shortly before his ordination, having contracted the disease while nursing its victims.
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Aloysius Gonzaga (Luigi Gonzaga, 1568-1591) gave up a privileged life and a princely inheritance to live the vows of religious life even to the point of contacting the plague because of his selfless care for people already sick with it.
Jun 21, 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, a Jesuit who died of the plague at 23 after nursing patients. He is the patron saint of Catholic youth, teenagers and seminarians.
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Jun 21, 2015 · Learn how Luigi Gonzaga, a young nobleman from a powerful Italian family, became a Jesuit priest and a model of chastity and charity. Discover how he overcame his excessive piety and found his true vocation in God.
Apr 9, 2018 · St. Aloysius Gonzaga is known as the patron saint of youth, students, Jesuit novices, AIDS patients, AIDS caregivers, and sufferers of pestilence.
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