Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787)
Founder of the Redemptorists; author of The Glories of Mary and Moral Theology.
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, known as the Redemptorists, in November 1732.
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Saint
Saint (1696–1787, Wikidata). Vatican News “Saint of the day”: 1 August. Saints & Hagiography
At a glance
Era: Early Modern (18th century). Saint, bishop, founder, and theologian. Doctor of the Church.