Posted by punnya on Dec. 23, 2012, 10:21 p.m.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J. 
Confessor Born March 9, 1568
Castiglione delle Stiviere,
Duchy of Mantua,
Holy Roman EmpireDied June 21, 1591 (aged 23)
Rome, Papal StatesHonored in Roman Catholic Church Beatified October 19, 1605, Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V Canonized December 31, 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII Majorshrine Church of Sant'Ignazio,
Rome, ItalyFeast 21 June Attributes Lily, cross, skull, rosary Patronage Young students, Christian youth,Jesuit novices, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS care-givers