{"id":1784,"date":"2015-08-01T00:03:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T00:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:53:56","slug":"st-alphonsus-marie-liguori-feast-day-aug-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-alphonsus-marie-liguori-feast-day-aug-1","title":{"rendered":"St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori (Feast Day \u2013 Aug 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #2f2f2f;\">St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori was born in 1696 near Naples, Italy. He was\u00a0born in a pious family and went to retreats with his father. He was educated at the University of Naples and received his doctorate at the age of sixteen. He\u00a0began practicing law for a brief time and then left the law courts and his fame. 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