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'''Saint Alphonsus Liguori''' (b. 27 Sept. 1696, d. 1 Oct. 1787) is best known for his Moral Theology writings. Alphonsus founded the Redemptorist Congregation. He made great pastoral reforms in the pulpit and confessional, replacing the pompous oratory of the time with simplicity. <ref>[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.asp?id=1094 St. Alphonsus Liguori] American Catholic</ref> For nearly ninety years he had been a model of holiness, [[prayer]], and mortification. Alphonsus fought against Jansenism, which later became condemned as heretical. He spent twenty-six years on the road preaching in the Kingdom of Naples. Saint Alphonsus was made [[bishop]] of Palermo at age 66. His life was filled with illness, eight times, he was administered the [[sacrament]] of dying. He was declared "Venerable", 4 May, 1796; was [[beatified]] in 1816, and [[canonized]] in 1839. In 1871, was declared a [[Doctor of the Church]] by [[Pope Pius IX]].  

'''Saint Alphonsus Liguori''' (b. 27 Sept. 1696, d. 1 Oct. 1787) is best known for his Moral Theology writings. Alphonsus founded the Redemptorist Congregation. He made great pastoral reforms in the pulpit and confessional, replacing the pompous oratory of the time with simplicity. <ref>[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.asp?id=1094 St. Alphonsus Liguori] American Catholic</ref> For nearly ninety years he had been a model of holiness, [[prayer]], and mortification. Alphonsus fought against [[Jansenism]], which later became condemned as [[heretical]]. He spent twenty-six years on the road preaching in the Kingdom of Naples. Saint Alphonsus was made [[bishop]] of Palermo at age 66. His life was filled with illness, eight times, he was administered the [[sacrament]] of dying. He was declared "Venerable", 4 May, 1796; was [[beatified]] in 1816, and [[canonized]] in 1839. In 1871, was declared a [[Doctor of the Church]] by [[Pope Pius IX]].  

==Early Life==

==Early Life==