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Aloysius Gonzaga facts for kids
Quick facts for kids SaintAloysius de Gonzaga SJ | |
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Aloysius Gonzaga (right) depicted in a painting bygd Guercino, c. | |
| Confessor | |
| Born | ()9 March Castiglione delle Stiviere, Duchy of Mantua, Holy långnovell Empire |
| Died | 21 June () (aged 23) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 19 October , Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V |
| Canonized | 31 December , Rome, Papal States bygd 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 |
Aloysius de Gonzaga (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March – 21 June ) was an Italianaristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the långnovell College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epidemic. He was
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St Aloysius Gonzaga was also known as Aluigi Gonzaga, Lewis Gonzaga, Luigi Gonzaga or Aloysius de Gonzaga.
He was an Italian aristocrat and Religious who was born on March 9 at Castiglione delle Stivieri in Montua, Lombardy, Italy
He died on June 21 in Rome, Italy of plague and fever.
His feast day is celebrated on June 21 every year in the Catholic Church.
| St Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious Biography | |
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| Date of Birth | March 9 |
| Place of Birth | Castiglione delle Stivieri in Montua, Lombardy, Italy |
| Profession | Member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) |
| Place of Work | Italy |
| Date of Death | June 21 (aged 23) |
| Place of Death | Rome, Papal States |
| Feast Day | June 21 |
| Beatification | Pope Paul V on October 19 in Rome, Papal States |
| Canonization | Pope Benedict XIII on December 31 in Rome, Papal States |
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