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Benedict Joseph Labre

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Gender Male
Death241 years ago
Date of birth March 25,1748
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Amettes
France
Date of died April 16,1783
DiedRome
Italy
Patronage Insanity
Attributestri-cornered hat; alms
BeatifiedMay 20, 1860
Feast16 April
Beatifi Rome
Pope Pius IX
Major shrine Santa Maria ai Monti
Rome
Italy
Vener in Catholic Church
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Date of Upd.
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Benedict Joseph Labre Life story


Benedict Joseph Labre was a French Franciscan tertiary, and Catholic saint. Labre was from a well to do family near Arras, France. After attempting a monastic lifestyle, he opted instead for the life of a pilgrim. He traveled to most of the major shrines of Europe, subsisting by begging.

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