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Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

(1696–1787) Composer

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Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was a composer.

Quick Facts About Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Born: September 27, 1696
Died: August 1, 1787
Profession: Composer

About Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

[Wikidata] Italian Catholic bishop and saint (1696-1787)... | [Wikipedia] Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, known as the Redemptorists, in November 1732.

Quotes by Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

“Hence we should all make St. Augustine's prayer our own: "Lord, here cut, here burn and spare me not, but spare me…

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Prayer

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“Having merited hell for our sins, we should be consoled that God chastises us in this life, and animate ourselves to look…

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Life

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“We must not therefore consider the afflictions that come upon us as happening by chance or solely from the malice of men;…

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“Withdraw yourself from people and spend at least an quarter of an hour, or a half-hour, in some church in the presence…

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Blessed sacrament

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“There will never be much perfection without much prayer.”

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Excellence

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“One day, Father Alvarez, finding himself overwhelmed with business, was anxious to get rid of it, in order to go and pray,…

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Business

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