Memorial
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
- Feast day
- August 01
- Patron of
- confessors and moral theologians
- Origin
- Italian
Life
Alphonsus Liguori was a bishop, founder of the Redemptorists, and Doctor of the Church. His moral theology, emphasizing pastoral compassion, profoundly influenced the practice of the sacrament of confession.
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