Saint

Alphonsus Liguori

CSsR
Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti
Doctor of the Church
St Alphonsus Liguori.jpg
MetropolisBenevento
DioceseSant'Agata de' Goti
SeeSant'Agata de' Goti
Appointed14 June 1762
Installed20 June 1762
Term ended26 June 1775
PredecessorFlaminius Danza
SuccessorOnofrio de Rossi
Orders
Ordination21 December 1726
Consecration20 June 1762
by Ferdinando Maria de Rossi
Personal details
Born(1696-09-27)27 September 1696
Marianella, Campania, Kingdom of Naples
Died1 August 1787(1787-08-01)(aged 90)
Pagani, Campania, Kingdom of Naples
DenominationLatin-rite Catholic
Sainthood
Feast day
  • 1 August
  • 2 August (General Roman Calendar 1839–1969)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Title as SaintBishop, Moral Theologian, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
Beatified15 September 1816
Rome, Papal States
by Pope Pius VII
Canonized26 May 1839
Rome, Papal States
by Pope Gregory XVI
PatronagePagani, Cancello, Naples (co-patron); arthritis, lawyers, confessors, moralists, vocations
Shrines
  • Basilica Sanctuary of St. Alphonsus di Liguori
  • 1, Piazza Sant'Alfonso di Liguori,
  • Pagani, Salerno, Italy
  • National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori
  • Baltimore, MD