Aloysius de Gonzaga 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 epidemic. He was beatified in 1605 and canonized in 1726.
Painting of Aloysius Gonzaga in Marmoutier Abbey, Alsace, France
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga in Glory by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, incomplete provenance
St. Aloysius Gonzaga on the campus of Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, Pennsylvania
Casale Monferrato is a town in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, in the province of Alessandria. It is situated about 60 km (37 mi) east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrat hills. Beyond the river lies the vast plain of the Po valley.
Via Lanza
The fortified town from an engraving of 1745. On the left the river Po, and to the right the star-shaped cittadella
Memorial to asbestos victims on the former Eternit factory site. There is written: "The handkerchiefs soaked in our tears will put on wings and fly far to develop deep roots of justice".