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The Church of Saint Alphonus of Liguori (Chiesa di Sant'Alfonso di Liguori all'Esquilino in Italian) is a rectory church located on the Via Merulana on the Esquiline Hill of central Rome's Vth prefecture, Italy, and a titular church for a Cardinal-priest under the name Santissimo Redentore e Sant'Alfonso in Via Merulana (Church of the Most Holy Redeemer and Saint Alphonse).
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.
St. Alphonsus Church may refer to: Church of St Alphonse Liguori, Birkirkara, in Birkirkara, Malta; Novena Church, Singapore (officially the Church of Saint Alphonsus) Italy. Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Rome, Italy; Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Alfonso Maria de' Liguori, in the historic center of Naples, Italy; United Kingdom
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.
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In 1706, the church, including the facade with its volutes and obelisk decoration, was rebuilt by Ferdinando Sanfelice. Further reconstructions were performed in 1715 and 1836. This church houses the relics of St Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, gave up his status as a nobleman to follow his vocation to become a priest. He is depicted at the feet ...
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Gennaro Maria Sarnelli (12 September 1702 – 30 June 1744) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Redemptorists.Sarnelli was one of Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori's earliest companions and a prolific writer on a range of religious topics.