The Varieties of Religious Experience · Character
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Jesuit saint known for his purity, cited as an example.
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Also known as Saint Louis of Gonzaga, Louis
First appearance: lectures xi xii and xiii saintliness
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga shows up with force in Lectures XIV and XV: The Value of Saintliness. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Example of excessive purity, renouncing all worldly relations.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga first appears in 0014 lectures xi xii and xiii saintliness.
In Lectures XIV and XV: The Value of Saintliness: Example of excessive purity, renouncing all worldly relations.
Later, in Endnotes: Mentioned for his boyish notebook praising monastic life.
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