Alphonsus Liguori (died 1787 A.D.): lawyer; founded the Redemptorists; opposed Jansenism, emphasizing Christ's love "copiosa apud eum redemptio" and Mary's help; bishop of Sant'Agata del Goti; master of moral theology; patron of confessors and moral theologians; doctor of the Church.
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- St. Alphonsus Liguori: Patron of Vocations and Founder of the Redemptorists
- The Doctors of the Church: Teachers of the Catholic Faith
Born at La Mure, France, Peter Julian Eymard became a parish priest in 1834 A.D. and joined the Marists five years later. He fostered Eucharistic adoration throughout his life and founded a religious order of priests-adorers of the Holy Eucharists who came to be known as the Priests of the Blessed Sacrament.
also on August 1:
- The Holy Machabees, martyrs;
- Faith, Hope, Charity, and their mother, Wisdom, martyrs;
- Aled, Almedha, or Eiluned, virgin and martyr;
- Ethelwold, bishop
St. Ethelwold (ca. 908-984 A.D.) was ordained by St. Alphege the Bald and became a Benedictine monk in 944 A.D. In about 954 A.D., together with others, they were responsible for the restoration of monasticism in England (which were ruined by invading Danes). In 963 A.D., he was consecrated bishop of Winchester. As bishop, he restored discipline in the cathedral - expelling the canons and replacing them with monks. By the time of his death, he had reformed and rebuilt his see. He also wrote several treatises and translated the rule of St. Benedict.
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