# Saint Aloysius Gonzaga — The Varieties of Religious Experience character guide

> Saint Aloysius Gonzaga in The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Saint Louis of Gonzaga, Louis

**First appearance:** 0014-lectures-xi-xii-and-xiii-saintliness

## Who they are

Jesuit saint known for his purity, cited as an example.

## In the story

### [Lectures XIV and XV: The Value of Saintliness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lectures-xiv-and-xv-the-value-of-saintliness)

Example of excessive purity, renouncing all worldly relations.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned for his boyish notebook praising monastic life.

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