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|SaintName=Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez | |SaintName=Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=October 30 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Valladolid, Spain | |SaintBirthPlace=Valladolid, Spain | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=41.6523, -4.7152 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=41.6523, -4.7152 | ||
|DeathPlace=Mallorca, Spain | |DeathPlace=Mallorca, Spain | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=39.5696, 2.6502 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=39.5696, 2.6502 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Family home and vocational discernment | |NotableLabel3=Family home and vocational discernment | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=41.3833, 2.1750 | |NotableCoordinates3=41.3833, 2.1750 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Spain | ||
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Mallorca]] | |||
|Beatifier=Pope Pius VII | |Beatifier=Pope Pius VII | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | |BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Leo XIII | |Canonizer=Pope Leo XIII | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy | |CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a blind boy in Mallorca in 1680 | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of a blind boy in Mallorca in 1680 | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Cure of a paralytic Jesuit novice in 1820 | |SaintMiracle2=Cure of a paralytic Jesuit novice in 1820 | ||
|Profession=Businessman; lay brother | |Profession=Businessman; lay brother | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Society of Jesus | |ReligiousAffiliation=Society of Jesus | ||
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|Attributes=Rosary; lily; book | |Attributes=Rosary; lily; book | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Church of Montesion, Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |PrimaryShrine=Church of Montesion, Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez''', SJ (1532–1617), was a Spanish Jesuit lay brother and mystic celebrated for his profound humility, spiritual direction, and visions of the Passion, serving as porter at the Jesuit college in Palma de Mallorca for 46 years.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01245b.htm|title=St. Alphonsus Rodriguez|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Valladolid to a wool merchant father, historical records from Jesuit annals confirm his early education under the Jesuits, marriage in 1551, and widowhood by 1554 after his wife's death and loss of three children, prompting a life of penance and entry as a Jesuit lay brother in 1571 despite initial rejections due to age and health.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonsus_Rodriguez|title=Alphonsus Rodriguez|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Admitted after spiritual direction from St. Peter Faber, he professed vows in 1572, embracing obscurity as gatekeeper while guiding souls through counsel and ecstasies.<ref name="newadvent" /> | '''Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez''', SJ (1532–1617), was a Spanish Jesuit lay brother and mystic celebrated for his profound humility, spiritual direction, and visions of the Passion, serving as porter at the Jesuit college in Palma de Mallorca for 46 years.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01245b.htm|title=St. Alphonsus Rodriguez|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Valladolid to a wool merchant father, historical records from Jesuit annals confirm his early education under the Jesuits, marriage in 1551, and widowhood by 1554 after his wife's death and loss of three children, prompting a life of penance and entry as a Jesuit lay brother in 1571 despite initial rejections due to age and health.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonsus_Rodriguez|title=Alphonsus Rodriguez|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Admitted after spiritual direction from St. Peter Faber, he professed vows in 1572, embracing obscurity as gatekeeper while guiding souls through counsel and ecstasies.<ref name="newadvent" /> | ||