Alphonsus Liguori

1696 - 1787

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Biography

Alphonsus Liguori, also known as Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, lawyer, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) and had a significant impact on the Catholic Church as a moral theologian and spiritual director. Liguori is known for his devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his contributions to moral theology, especially in his magnum opus 'Moral Theology.' He was canonized as a saint in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI.