Benedict Joseph Labre | |
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Born | Amettes, Artois, Kingdom of France | 25 March 1748
Died | 16 April 1783 Rome, Papal States | (aged 35)
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 20 May 1860, Rome by Pope Pius IX |
Canonized | 8 December 1881, Rome by Pope Leo XIII |
Major shrine | Church of Santa Maria ai Monti, Rome, Italy |
Feast | 16 April |
Attributes | tri-cornered hat; alms |
Patronage | The homeless, those suffering from mental illness[1] |
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. He traveled to most of the major shrines of Europe, subsisting by begging. Labre is patron saint of the homeless.[2]