Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious ep
Aloysius de Gonzaga as a little boy
Painting of Aloysius Gonzaga in Marmoutier Abbey, Alsace, France
The head of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga at San Luigi Gonzaga in Castiglione delle Stiviere
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga in Glory by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, incomplete provenance
The Roman College was a school established by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1551, just 11 years after he founded the Society of Jesus. It quickly grew to include classes from elementary school through uni
The façade of the Roman College
A fresco in the Roman College.
The ceiling fresco of Sant'Ignazio Church.