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Alphonsus Liguori, CSsR (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787), sometimes called Alphonsus Maria de Liguori or Saint Alphonsus Liguori, was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.
Learn about the life, works and legacy of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, a moral theologian, founder of the Redemptorists and patron of theologians. Discover how he faced challenges, trials and scruples with faith and charity.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Italian doctor of the church, one of the chief 18th-century moral theologians, and founder of the Redemptorists, a congregation dedicated primarily to parish and foreign missions. He is the patron saint of moralists and confessors.
Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and the founder of the Redemptorist Congregation. He was born Alphonsus Marie Antony John Cosmos Damien Michael Gaspard de Liguori on September 27,1696, at Marianella, near Naples, Italy.
Learn about the life and legacy of St. Alphonsus Liguori, a great missionary and Doctor of the Church. He was a lawyer, a saint, and the founder of the Redemptorists.
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was born in 1696 near Naples, Italy, the son of a captain in the Royal Navy and a very devoted mother from a noble family in the city. His parents provided him with an exceptional education in philosophy, literature, and the arts.
1696–1787. Patron Saint of confessors and moral theologians. Invoked against scrupulosity, arthritis, and for final perseverance. Canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871. Liturgical Color: White. Version: Full – Short. Quote:
