Feast day: June 21

Saint Luis Gonzaga

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 21.

  • Feast day: June 21
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 9 de marzo de 1568 en castiglione delle stivieri en la actual Italia
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Luis Gonzaga

Saint Luis Gonzaga is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for June 21.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Luis Gonzaga

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Biography and witness

Saint Luis Gonzaga appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 21.

Original martyrology note

Memoria de san Luis Gonzaga, religioso, quien, nacido de nobilísima estirpe y admirable por su inocencia, renunció a favor de su hermano el principado que le correspondía e ingresó en la Compañía de Jesús, sucumbiendo, apenas adolescente, por haber asistido durante una grave epidemia a enfermos contagiados.

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Short prayer

Saint Luis Gonzaga, pray for me.

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