St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568β91) was an Italian Jesuit who is venerated as a patron saint of Roman Catholic youth, students, and people with AIDS and their caregivers. He was originally destined for a military career as a nobleman, but he resigned his inheritance and social status to enter the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit order) in Rome. He became known for his asceticism and for caring for the sick during a plague. Eventually, he contracted the disease and died at age 23.
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