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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. He was beatified in 1605 and canonized in 1726.
June 21, 1591, Rome (aged 23) St. Aloysius Gonzaga (born March 9, 1568, Castiglione delle Stiviere, Republic of Venice [Italy]—died June 21, 1591, Rome; canonized 1726; feast day June 21) was an Italian Jesuit and patron saint of Roman Catholic youth. Aloysius was the eldest of seven children born to Ferrante Gonzaga, marchese di Castiglione.
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Jun 21, 2022 · Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was a precocious child who had a spiritual awakening at the age of 7. As a young adult, and after a prolonged battle with his father, he entered the Jesuits where he had to learn to live and maneuver within community, and give up some of his independent ways of doing things. Aloysius helped nurse patients of the plague ...
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Saint. Death:06/21/1591. Nationality (place of birth):Italy. Aloysius Gonzaga (LuigiGonzaga, 1568-1591) gave up a privileged life and a princely inheritance tolive the vows of religious life even to the point of contacting the plaguebecause of his selfless care for people already sick with it. He was the eldestson of the Marquis of Castiglione ...
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Apr 9, 2018 · St. Aloysius Gonzaga was born Luigi Gonzaga on March 9, 1568 in Castiglione delle Stiviere, Northern Italy, between Brescia and Mantova. His father was a famous condottiere, a mercenary soldier. Saint Aloysius received military training, but his father also provided him with an excellent classical education, sending him and his brother Ridolfo ...
Feastday: June 21. Death: 1591. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Aloysius Gonzaga. St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age ...
Jun 21, 2015 · The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga,ca. 1650 Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Met Museum. June 21 is the Feast Day of one of the most misunderstood saints in the Catholic church ...
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