Saint Benedict Joseph Labre
Also known as: Beggar of Perpetual Adoration; Benedetto Giuseppe Labre
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 16
Born
March 25, 1748
Died
April 17, 1783
Canonized
8 December 1881 by Pope Leo XIII
Beatified
20 May 1860 by Pope Pius IX
Biography
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, also known as the Beggar of Perpetual Adoration, was born as Benedetto Giuseppe Labre on March 25, 1748, in Amettes, Boulogne, France. Despite being born into a prosperous middle-class family and receiving a proper education under the guidance of his uncle, a parish priest, Benedict's life took an unexpected turn as he dedicated himself to a life of poverty, wandering, and perpetual...
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