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Liguori, Alfonso Maria di

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Liguori, Alfonso Maria di (1696–1787)

Roman Catholic theologian. In 1732 he organized the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorist order), and was appointed founder-general for life by Pope Benedict XIV. He was canonized in 1839 and declared a doctor of the Church in 1871.

He was born in Marianella, near Naples, and was ordained priest in 1726. Moral theology was the most important department of his teaching, and his system of casuistry is well known. His chief work is his Theologia Moralis. His feast day is 1 August.



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