The Remaining Saint

St. Gonzaga is the patron saint of AIDS patients and teenagers, among other things.

The color is as vibrant as a Pharoah's tomb.....................

must of had catholic affiliation....altars and saints can only mean one thing

Sande.....
What can it mean?

I would imagine it was of Catholic affiliation -= being a Catholic school and all... :D

It's Catholic. That's St. Backy, the patron saint of urban exploration.

St. Backy? I saw your picture, Mister, and you look just like that!

LOL!!!! I had written in St. Motts, but then realized that guy in the picture looks like me with short hair!!!

ITS SAINT ROB

awesome

the colors are still perfect on this....great shot!

Also known as
Aluigi Gonzaga; Luigi Gonzaga
Memorial
21 June
Profile
Italian noble who grew up in a castle, the son of a compulsive gambler. Cousin of Saint Rudolph Acquaviva. Trained from age four as a soldier and courtier. Suffered from kidney disease which he considered a blessing as it left him bed-ridden with time for prayer. While still a boy himself, he taught catechism to poor boys. Received First Communion from Saint Charles Borromeo. At age 18 he signed away his legal claim to his family's lands and title to his brother, and became a Jesuit novice. Spiritual student of Saint Robert Bellarmine. Tended plague victims in Rome in the outbreak of 1591.
Born
9 March 1568 at castle of Castiglione delle Stivieri in Montau, Lombardy, Italy
Died
20-21 June 1591 at Rome of plague, fever, and desire to see God; relics entombed under the altar of Saint Ignatius Church, Rome
Beatified
19 October 1605 Pope Paul V cultus confirmed)
1621 by Pope Gregory XV

Canonized
31 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Patronage
AIDS care-givers; AIDS patients; Catholic youth; Jesuit students; relief from pestilence; sore eyes; teenage children; teenagers; young people

http://www.catholic-fo.../saints/sainta08.htm

is gonzaga college named after him cause my freinds sis goes there

Does anyone else notice the object above and left of the flower looks like a skull? Or is it just me...

Terrifying, gives me the chills!

It /is/ a skull. He's usually depicted with a cross, lilies, and a skull because:

1) Cross: Duh. Show me a saint who isn't.

2) Lilies: Flowers such as posies and lilies were considered to be prophylactic against the plague. Doctors in those days would wear masks with huge noses to stuff flowers into to protect them from the plague, and it's where the line "pocket full of posies" comes from. It didn't really work so well.

3) Skull: The plague again, that and he did essentially martyr himself tending to plague victims before succumbing himself.

My Brother Ed And I Attended Salesian School 1952-1954.We Had Alot Of Good Memories Of The School.I Also Was A Altar Boy.If Anyone Is Interested I Will Give You A List Of The Priests And Teachers Who Were The Original Staff There In 1930 Octavian Baltistello(Teacher)Age 28 Born In Italy Cesar Rivaldi(Teacher)Age 29 Born In Italy Rev.Paul Csik (Priest)Age 32 Born In Hungary John Joseph Divizia (Teacher)Age 27 Born In New York John Joseph Kugler (Teacher)Age 27 Born In New York. Patrick Corcoran(Teacher)Age 23 Born In New York James Szafar (Priest)Age 52 Born In Germany Paul Sappino(Teacher) Age 23 Born In Italy.Have Any Connection With The Years We Attended,Would Like To Connect.Thanks Robert Hannan. Hsuvcw82az@earthlink.net

god that's in pretty good shape

why was this one forgotten?
perhaps to watch over the place?

Wonderful picture, Wonderful Saint!