The biography of the founder of the Redemptorists, bishop and doctor of the Church.

1. Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Saint
Alphonsus
Maria
de' Liguori
Bishop,
Founder,
and Doctor
of the
Church

2. Born in Marianella, at the time a farmhouse in Naples

3. he was the first of
the eight children
of Don Giuseppe
de' Liguori and
Anna Maria
Caterina
Cavalieri, of
the marquises
of Avernia,
originally from
the Brindisi area.

4. His father, a
noble knight of
the seat of
Portanova, as
well as a senior
officer in the
navy, entrusted
him, from an
early age, to
high-ranking
tutors, including
the painter
Francesco
Solimena

5. At the age of only 12 he enrolled at
the University of Naples and, four
years later, in 1713 he obtained his
doctorate (civil and canon law after
having taken an exam with the
great philosopher and historian
Giambattista Vico), starting to
practice as a lawyer at the age of 16.

6. In 1718 he obtained the appointment as judge of the "Regio
portulano" of Naples. He attended the Confraternity of
Doctors at the church of the Girolamini dei Filippini and took
on the task of visiting the sick in the largest hospital in Naples.

7. A severe defeat in his professional career as a lawyer in 1723 matured his firm
decision to consecrate himself to God which saw the opposition of his father who
wanted him to marry a distant relative. He was ordained a priest on December 17,
1726, at the age of 30 and, as a result of a compromise with his father, always
contrary to his choice, he was unable to enter the congregation of the oratory of
Saint Philip Neri, becoming a diocesan priest with residence in paternal home.

8. He summoned the
humblest faithful to
whom he explained the
Gospel in simple ways
in front of the church
of Santa Teresa degli
Scalzi. The meetings were
initially obstructed by
the civil and religious
authorities but, thanks to
the stubbornness of the
priest and the faithful,
they were approved by
Cardinal Francesco
Maria Pignatelli.

9. Following the earthquake of 1731 which had hit the city of Foggia and which was
causing the faithful to leave the Church, he went a few years later to Capitanata.

10. while he was preaching in the church of San Giovanni
Battista he was enveloped in a beam of light and was seen
levitating from the ground in front of all the gathered crowd

11. In 1732, at the age of 36,
he left Naples definitively,
retiring again to Scala
(in the province of Salerno)
where he founded the
congregation of the
Most Holy Redeemer,

12. then at the
Benedictine
hermitage of
Villa degli
Schiavi
in Liberi
(province of
Caserta and
diocese of
Caiazzo)
in 1734 he
opened their
first house.

13. The life of the new congregation was troubled, following the various prohibitions
applied to religious orders and Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori made use of his own
legal experience, choosing the formula of the religious congregation, legal in the
Kingdom of Naples. The congregation was approved in 1749 by Pope Benedict XIV.

14. Alphonsus dedicated himself to drafting
numerous ascetic, dogmatic, moral
and apologetic works, including
the Theologia moralis 1753-1755 and
“The practice of the confessor” 1755.

15. He was also the composer of many songs in Italian and Neapolitan,
including the famous Christmas carol Tu scendi dalle stelle,

16. In 1762 Pope Clement XIII wanted him bishop of
the diocese of Saint Agatha of the Goths against his will.

17. During the terrible famine that hit the Kingdom of Naples
in January 1764, Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori managed
to limit the suffering of the population of his territory

18. He worked hard,
together with the local
governors, the priests
of the city and of the
diocese, to take out
mortgages and control
the price of the bread
that soared, and
he relaunched the
economy which had
been stalled for
almost two years.

19. In 1775 he left
the episcopal
office due to
health problems:
in fact he
suffered from a
form of arthritis
which curved
his spine.

20. while bishop,
in 1774, he
bilocated to
Rome to assist
Pope Clement
XIV who was
dying and
attended his
funeral.

21. Due to his poor health he
spent many months of the
year in the Bishop's Palace of
Arienzo residing outside the
episcopal city of S. Agata but
in the territory of his diocese

22. Between 1770 and 1776 he tried
several times to establish a mission
in the territory of Martina Franca
and wrote a short text in response
to some theses of Abbot Magli of
Martina, Declaration of the system
around the rule of moral actions,
which was later integrated in
the work Theologia Moralis.

23. He moved to the house of the Redemptorists
in Nocera dei Pagani... where he remained
until his death on August 1, 1787. Today he
rests in an urn inside the papal basilica
of Pagani named after him.

24. He was beatified on
September 15, 1816
by Pope Pius VII –
and canonized on May 26,
1839 by Pope Gregory XVI.
Pope Pius IX proclaimed
him a Doctor of the Church
in 1871 just 84 years after
his death, while Pope Pius
XII in 1950 conferred on
him the title of "Heavenly
Patron of all confessors
and moralists".

25. Saint Alphonsus was the author of over
100 works, both "popular", easily accessible
to all, and exegetical, concerning
theology(especially the moral one),
apologetics, dogmatics and ascetics.
-To date it is estimated that the works of
Saint Alphonsus have been translated into
more than 70 languages, and that
-they have had 21,000 editions.
Massime Eterne, 1728
Pratica di amar Gesù Cristo, 1768
Storia delle eresie, 1768
Canzoncine spirituali, 1732
Visite al Santissimo
Sacramento, 1745
Theologia moralis
(I edizione), 1748
Le glorie di Maria, 1750
Apparecchio alla morte, 1758
Del gran mezzo della
preghiera, 1759
Vera sposa di Gesù Cristo, 1760
Considerazioni sopra la
passione di Gesù Cristo, 1760
Dell'uso moderato della
opinione probabile, 1765
Verità della Fede, 1767
Pratica del Confessore per ben
esercitare il suo Ministero, 1771

26. The Congregation of the Most
Holy Redeemer is present in 79
countries, and is formed for
moreof 5,000 members.

27. In the world, the Redemptorist Missionaries
arethose responsible for the propagation of
the devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
-The original Icon of the Virgin Mary with the
Child Jesus in her arm arose over the
centuries13 to 17, on the island of Crete,
in Greece, and since 1866, it has been moved to
the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer and of
Santo Alfonso, in via Merulana, in the center
of Rome, where the headquarters of the
Redemptorists are located in the world.

28. The mission of the
Redemptorists is the
prayer of the Gospel
to the poor, seeking
regions of
abandoned pastoral
and social
populations, for this,
through missions,
spiritual retreats,
pastoral care in
shrines and parishes,
and also through
the means of
communication,
the message of the
Copiosa Redemption.

29. missionaries arose who became
Saints - again for the Catholic Church.
– St. Geraldo Magela, St. Clement Hofbauer
and St. John Neumann, as well as
St. Alphonsus, the founder. There are still a
large number of Blesseds, Martyrs and others
who have received the status of Venerables
and Servants of God and await miracles
for beatification or canonization.

31. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 1-11-2022
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
All Souls Day
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating
weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Conscience
Christ is Alive
Deus Caritas est 1,2– Benedict XVI
Dignity of Woman – John Paul II
Fatima, History of the Apparitiions
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Freedom
Grace and Justification
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Human Community
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Kingdom of Christ
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
Saint Joseph
Saint Leo the Great
Saint Luke, evangelist
Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Mary Magdalen
Saint Mark, evangelist
Saint Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Saint Martin de Porres
Saint Martin of Tours
Sain Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Saints Nazario and Celso
Saint John Chrysostom
Saint Jean Baptiste MarieaVianney, Curé of Ars
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John of the Cross
Saint Mother Teresa of Calcuta
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saing Peter Claver
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Saint Stephen, proto-martyr
Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, parents of John Baptist
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
The Chursh, Mother and Teacher
Valentine
Vocation to Beatitude
Virgin of Guadalupe – Apparitions
Virgin of the Pillar and Hispaniic feast day
Virgin of Sheshan, China
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WMoFamilies Rome 2022 – festval of families
Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Life in Christ
Love and Marriage 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Mary – Doctrine and dogmas
Mary in the bible
Martyrs of Korea
Martyrs of North America and Canada
Medjugore Santuario Mariano
Merit and Holiness
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Moral Law
Morality of Human Acts
Passions
Pope Francis in Bahrain
Pope Francis in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Hungary, Slovaquia
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Passions
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 1,2,3
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin and martyr
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Andrew, Apostle
Saint Anthony of the desert, Egypt
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Saint Bruno, fuunder of the Carthusians
Saaint Columbanus 1,2
Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Cecilia
Saint Faustina Kowalska and thee divine mercy
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis Xaviour
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James, apostle
Saint John, apsotle and evangelist

32. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 1-11-2022
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la
Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Conciencia
Cristo Vive
Deus Caritas est 1,2– Benedicto XVI
Dia de todos los difuntos
Dignidad de la mujer – Juan Pablo II
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Encuentro Mundial de Familias Roma 2022 – festival de las familias
Espíritu Santo
Fatima – Historia de las apariciones
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
La Iglesia, Madre y Maestra
La Comunidad Humana
La Vida en Cristo
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
San Marco, evangelista
San Ignacio de Loyola
San Marco, evangelista
San Ignacio de Loyola
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan, apostol y evangelista
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de’Ars
San Juan Crisostom
San Juan de la Cruz
San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Philadelphia
San Juan Pablo II, Karol Wojtyla
San Leon Magno
San Lucas, evangelista
San Mateo, Apóstol y Evangelista
San Martin de Porres
San Martin de Tours
San Mateo, Apostol y Evangelista
San Maximiliano Kolbe
Santos Simon y Judaa Tadeo, aposttoles
San Nazario e Celso
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio e Irlanda
San Pedro Claver
San Roberto Belarmino
Santiago Apóstol
San Tomás Becket
SanTomás de Aquino
Santos Zacarias e Isabel, padres de Juan Bautista
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Vida en Cristo
Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico
Virgen de Pilar – fiesta de la hispanidad
Virgen de Sheshan, China
Virtud
Vocación a la bienaventuranza
Vocación – www.vocación.org
Vocación a evangelizar
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Ley Moral
Libertad
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
María y la Biblia
Martires de Corea
Martires de Nor America y Canada
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Moralidad de actos humanos
Pasiones
Papa Francisco en Baréin
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Papa Francisco en Hugaría e Eslovaquia
Queridas Amazoznia 1,2,3,4
El Reino de Cristo
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Santa Agata, virgen y martir
San Alberto Magno
San Andrés, Apostol
Sant Antonio de l Deserto, Egipto
San Antonio de Padua
San Bruno, fundador del Cartujo
San Carlos Borromeo
San Columbanus 1,2
San Esteban, proto-martir
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
San Francisco de Sales
San Francisco Javier
Santa Bernadita de Lourdes
Santa Cecilia
Santa Faustina Kowalska, y la divina misericordia
SantaInés de Roma, virgen y martir
SantaMargarita de Escocia
Santa Maria Goretti
Santa María Magdalena
Santa Teresa de Calcuta
Santa Teresa de Lisieux
Santos Marta, Maria, y Lazaro