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Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
AuthorBooks · Second hand1696-1787
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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About Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
Birth
1696
Death
1787
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.
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was a multifaceted figure who excelled as a jurist, philosopher, theologian, and composer.
He is the author of the famous carol Tu scendi dalle stelle, one of the most beloved Christmas pieces in Italy.
He founded the Redemptorist congregation, leaving a spiritual legacy that endures to this day.
His work Glorie di Maria is one of his most influential writings within Catholic devotional literature.
He was canonized in 1839 and later recognized as a Doctor of the Church for his profound theological contribution.
