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Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ (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.
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.
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.
Jun 21, 2024 · 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 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.
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.
1568–1591. Patron Saint of students, Christian youth, Jesuit novices, AIDS patients and caregivers. Invoked against eye troubles and epidemics. Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII on December 31, 1726. Liturgical Color: White. Version: Full – Short. Podcast channels: Apple – Spotify – iHeart – Audible. Quote:
St. Aloysius Gonzaga died in Rome on June 21, 1591, at the age of 23. He was canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. St. Aloysius is the patron saint of youth, students and AIDS patients and caregivers.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Born in the castle of Castiglione, 9 March, 1568; died 21 June, 1591. At eight he was placed in the court of Francesco de'Medici in Florence, where he remained for two years, going then to Mantua.
Like many saints in the Catholic Church, Aloysius Gonzaga gave his life for the mission. Born on March 9, 1568, in Castiglione delle Stiviere to an Italian aristocratic family, young Aloysius left everything behind to join the Society of Jesus.
