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Benedict Joseph Labre, TOSF (French: Benoît-Joseph Labre, 25 March 1748 – 16 April 1783) 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.
BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE: THE BEGGAR SAINT—1748-1783. There is no condition of life which the grace of God has not sanctified; this is the first reflection that must rise in the mind of anyone who studies the history of Benedict Joseph Labre. He died a beggar in Rome in 1783.
Apr 17, 2024 · Learn about the life and legacy of Benedict Joseph Labre, a French pilgrim who lived as a beggar and died in Rome in 1783. He is the patron saint of homeless persons and a model of holiness for modern times.
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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.
Literally worn out by his sufferings and austerities, on the 16th of April 1783, he sank down on the steps of the church of Santa Maria dei Monti in Rome and, utterly exhausted, was carried to a neighboring house where he died.
Apr 16, 2024 · Discover the life of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, a saintly man who dedicated his life to pilgrimage and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Learn about the life and holiness of St. Benedict Joseph Labre, a French pilgrim who lived in poverty and charity in the 18th century. Read how he rejected the secular priesthood and the Trappist order, and became a wandering hermit and a model of Christian perfection.
