1 Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus Aloysius Van Gonzaga With Original Document
Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus Aloysius Van Gonzaga With Original Document en Brass / Glass / Wax Seal, Belgium 19 th century
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Aloysius de Gonzaga
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Aloysius Gonzaga (right) depicted in a painting by Guercino, c. 1650
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| Confessor | |
| Born | 9 March 1568 Castiglione delle Stiviere, Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 21 June 1591 (aged 23) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 19 October 1605, Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V |
| Canonized | 31 December 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII |
| Major shrine | Church of Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy |
| Feast | 21 June |
| Attributes | Lily, Crown (headgear), cross, skull, rosary |
| Patronage | Young students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS care-givers; New Canaan, Connecticut, San Luis, Pampanga |