Clement Mary Hofbauer was a Moravian hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He established his congregation, founded in Italy, north of the Alps. For this he is considered a co-founder of the congregation. He was widely known for his lifelong dedication to care of the poor during a tumultuous period in Europe, that had left thousands destitute. He laboured in the care of the Polish people until expelled, when he moved to Austria.
Hofbauer's tombstone in the Church of Maria am Gestade, Vienna, Austria
The building in Znojmo, where Clement-Mary Hofbauer was apprenticed as a baker 1767-1770
Memorial plaque on the Znojmo building where Hofbauer had been apprenticed to a baker
Portrait by R. Rinn
The Redemptorists, officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men. It was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, Italy, for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people around Naples. It is dedicated to missionary work and they minister in more than 100 countries. Members of the congregation are Catholic priests and consecrated religious brothers.
Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787)
A window from the office of St. Alphonsus Ligouri "Rock" Catholic Church in St. Louis, Missouri
Vladimir Pecherin (1807–1885), one of the first Redemptorists to work in Ireland
John Neumann (1811–1860), the first US bishop to be canonized
