Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Also known as: Aluigi Gonzaga; Lewis Gonzaga; Luigi Gonzaga
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 21
Born
March 9, 1568
Died
June 21, 1591
Canonized
31 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Beatified
19 October 1605 Pope Paul V (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, also known as Aluigi Gonzaga, Lewis Gonzaga, or Luigi Gonzaga, was born on March 9, 1568, in the family castle of Castiglione delle Stiviere in Montua, Lombardy, Italy. He was born into the Italian nobility, as the son of Ferdinand Gonzaga, a prince in the Holy Roman Empire, who unfortunately had a gambling problem....
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