
† Saint of the Day † (August 1) ✠ St. Alphonsus Maria Ligu ori ✠ Founder of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (The Redemptorists)/ Bishop/ Moral Theologian, Confessor and Doctor of the Church: Born: September 27, 1696 Marianella, Campania, Kingdom of Naples Died: August 1, 1787 (Aged 90) Pagani, Campania, Kingdom of Naples Venerated in: Catholic Church Beatified: September 15, 1816 Pope Pius VII Canonized: May 26, 1839 Pope Gregory XVI Major shrine: Basilica Sanctuary of St. Alphonsus di Liguori 1, Piazza Sant'Alfonso di Liguori, Pagani, Salerno, Italy Feast: August 1 Patronage: Pagani, Cancello, Naples (co-patron); Arthritis, Confessors, Moralists Saint Alphonsus Liguori CSsR, sometimes called Alphonsus Maria Liguori, was an Italian Catholic bishop, 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. In 1762 he was appointed Bis...