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Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, CSsR (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.
The book was written in part as a defense of Marian devotion at a time when it had come under criticism. The book combines numerous citations in favor of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Church Fathers and the Doctors of the Church with Saint Alphonsus' own personal views on Marian veneration and includes a number of Marian prayers and practices.
The Archdiocese of Detroit comprises six counties of Southeast Michigan: Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and Wayne. [1] There currently are no Catholic high schools in Lapeer County. A directory of Roman Catholic institutions from the 1960s listed 108 Catholic grade schools in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. [ 2 ]
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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne is the primary cathedral in the diocese and Saint Matthew's Cathedral in South Bend is the associate cathedral. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was appointed bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend by Pope Benedict XVI on November 14, 2009, and was installed on January 13, 2010.
The parish rectory was built in 1854. In 1857, the Diocese of Fort Wayne was erected. Bishop John Luers designated St. Augustine's as his cathedral, while at the same time making plans for a larger, more permanent church. St. Augustine's was destroyed by fire in 1859. [2] The cornerstone for the new cathedral was laid on Trinity Sunday 1859. Rev.
Saint Ambrose of Milan (339–397), Bishop of Milan and Doctor of the Church, was one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the fourth century. A student of Simplician, the virginity of Mary and her role as Mother of God were central to his views on Mary. [4]
And the next ten years (from 1945 to 1955) saw great structural developments with Mt. St. Alphonsus (MSA) being built which would be the permanent house of the Studentate (7 June 1951) and the much awaited Holy Ghost Parish [21] was opened for public worship on 24 May 1953. It was during this time St. Alphonsus School with the help of Sisters ...