Benedict Joseph Labre
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 242 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 25,1748 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Amettes |
| France | |
| Date of died | April 16,1783 |
| Died | Rome |
| Italy | |
| Patronage | Insanity |
| Attributes | tri-cornered hat; alms |
| Beatified | May 20, 1860 |
| Feast | 16 April |
| Beatifi | Rome |
| Pope Pius IX | |
| Major shrine | Santa Maria ai Monti |
| Rome | |
| Italy | |
| Vener in | Catholic Church |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1246399 |
Benedict Joseph Labre Life story
Benedict Joseph Labre 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.