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Aloysius Gonzaga
Italian Jesuit seminarian and saint (1568–1591)
"St. Aloysius" redirects here. For other uses, see St. Aloysius (disambiguation).
Saint Aloysius de Gonzaga SJ | |
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Aloysius Gonzaga (right) depicted in a painting by Guercino, c. 1650 | |
Born | (1568-03-09)9 March 1568 Castiglione delle Stiviere, Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 21 June 1591(1591-06-21) (aged 23) Rome, Papal States |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 19 October 1605, Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V |
Canonized | 31 December 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII |
Major shrine | Church of Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy |
Feast | 21 June |
Attributes | Lily, Crown (headgear), cross, skull, rosary |
Patronage | Young students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS care-givers; New Canaan, Connecticut, San Luis, Pampanga |
Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 1568 – 21 June 1591)