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Feastday: April 16
Patron of Unmarried men (bachelors), rejects, mental illness, mentally ill people, insanity, beggars, hobos, the homeless
1748 - 1783

Called "the Beggar of Rome," a pilgrim recluse. He was born in Amettes, France, on March 25, 1748, the eldest of eighteen children. Studying under his uncle, a parish priest, at Erin, France, Benedict tried to join the Trappists, Carthusians, and Cistercians but was refused by these orders. In 1770, he made a pilgrimage to the major shrines of Europe, settling in Rome in 1774. There he lived near the Colosseum and earned fame for his sanctity. Benedict was devoted to the Blessed Sacrament and attended the Forty Hours devotion in the city. He died in Rome on April 16, and was beatified in 1860. He was canonized in 1883.

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Lawrence
1 month ago
Just came back home from the National Shine of the Imaculate Conception Bacilica in Washington D.C. And found a statue of this saint. It is always amazing to me how God comunicates with us. He also has a guild for the mentally ill. Thanks you Jesus always. Amen
Anrico Soriano
1 month ago
St. Benedict Joseph Labre, please pray for all who have mental illness, the homeless, beggars, and unmarried men. Pray for us.
chet bas
1 month ago
happy feast day St. Benedict Joseph Labre. please help me find the right wife and help me with my sweat odor, its very embarrassing. thank you
christine ternes
2 years ago
this has been very
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