Memorial
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
- Feast day
- August 01
- Origin
- Italian
Patron of
- confessors and moral theologians
Life
Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) was a bishop, founder of the Redemptorist congregation, and Doctor of the Church. His moral theology, marked by pastoral gentleness over harsh rigorism, reshaped the practice of confession and earned him renown as patron of confessors and moral theologians. He died on August 1, his feast day.
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