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Alphonsus Rodriguez (Alfonso Rodriguez, 1533-1617) gained enduring fame for the extraordinary holiness that shone out of the very ordinariness of his work as the Jesuit doorkeeper of a school.
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Alphonsus Rodríguez, SJ ( Spanish: Alfonso) (25 July 1532 – 31 October 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit religious brother who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church . Life and work. Rodríguez was the son of a wool merchant.
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, SJ (1533–1617) By Bert Ghezzi. From Voices of the Saints. Some saints attack the world head-on, like St. Peter Claver, the friend and disciple of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez. Others like Alphonsus himself fight personal battles against failure, loss, temptation, and disease.
Alphonsus died after a long illness on October 31, 1617, and his funeral was attended by Church and government leaders. He was declared Venerable in 1626, and was named a patron of Majorca in 1633. Alphonsus was beatified in 1825 and canonized in September 1888 with St. Peter Claver.
(1533 – October 30, 1617) Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez’s Story. Tragedy and challenge beset today’s saint early in life, but Alphonsus Rodriguez found happiness and contentment through simple service and prayer. Born in Spain in 1533, Alphonsus inherited the family textile business at 23.
Oct 6, 2022 · St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, like all the saints, models the supreme Man for others he faithfully followed. On a day that now serves as an occasion for endless parades of ugliness and pride, he presents a beautiful example of the holy and humble faith that gives shape to his life.
St Alphonsus Rodriguez, a Jesuit brother of the late sixteenth century was the archetypal simple man who stayed faithfully in a humble place. He joined the Jesuits as a lay brother in his late thirties – he had previously tried unsuccessfully to study.
