Biography of saint alphonsus maria de liguori

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August 1: Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial

1696–1787
Patron Saint of confessors and moral theologians
Invoked against scrupulosity, arthritis, and for final perseverance
Canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839
Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871
Liturgical Color: White
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In the beginning of the soul’s conversion, God often gives her a flood of consolations. In consequence of this, the soul is gradually weaned from attachment to creatures and gives herself to God; but not as yet in a perfect manner, for she acts more for the sake of the consolations of God than for the God of consolations, as St. Francis de Sales so beautifully says. It is a common fault of our fallen nature that in everything we do, we seek our own gratification. The love of God and Christian perfection do not consist in sweet feelings and sensible consolations, but in overcoming our self-love and in fulfilling the Will of God. In the lives of God’s greatest servants and saints we see the milk of consolations give place to the more substantial food of afflictions;

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St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori

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Alphonsus Liguori

Italian Catholic bishop (1696–1787)

Saint Alphonsus Liguori CSsR
Metropolis	Benevento
Diocese	Sant'Agata de' Goti
See	Sant'Agata de' Goti
Appointed	14 June 1762
Installed	20 June 1762
Term ended	26 June 1775
Predecessor	Flaminius Danza
Successor	Onofrio de Rossi
Ordination	21 December 1726
Consecration	20 June 1762 by Ferdinando Maria de Rossi
Born	(1696-09-27)27 September 1696 Marianella, Campania, Kingdom of Naples
Died	1 August 1787(1787-08-01) (aged 90) Pagani, Campania, Kingdom of Naples
Denomination	Catholic Church
Feast day
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Title as Saint	Bishop, Moral Theologian, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
Beatified	15 September 1816 Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius VII
Canonized	26 May 1839 Rome, Papal States by Pope Gregory XVI
Patronage	Pagani, Cancello, Naples (co-patron); arthritis, lawyers, confessors, moralists, vocations
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Alphonsus Maria de LiguoriCSsR (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787) 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, kno