Aloysius Gonzaga - Wikipedia
WEBAloysius 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.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBSaint 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. Learn more about his life.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
WEBSt. 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 of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and made a vow of perpetual ...
St. Aloysius Gonzaga - Gonzaga University
WEBSt. Aloysius Gonzaga is an Italian Jesuit saint of the 16th century. While studying as young a Jesuit in Rome, he cared for sick and dying plague victims. He eventually contracted the disease himself and died at just 23 years old.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga - Franciscan Media
WEBJun 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.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga | The Society of Jesus - jesuits.global
WEBAloysius 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.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, the Patron Saint of Youth - Learn Religions
WEBApr 9, 2018 · St. Aloysius Gonzaga is known as the patron saint of youth, students, Jesuit novices, AIDS patients, AIDS caregivers, and sufferers of pestilence.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga - My Catholic Life!
WEBPatron 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.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga | EWTN
WEBSt. 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.
Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia
WEBAloysius Gonzaga, Saint, b. in the castle of Castiglione, March 9, 1568; d. June 21, 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.
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