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Benedict Joseph Labre
Benedict Joseph Labre

Benedict Joseph Labre, born on March 25, 1748, and died on April 16, 1783, was a Catholic saint known for his piety and life of poverty. He left his hometown at a young age and embarked on a wandering life,乞讨为生 while dedicating himself to prayer and missionary work. His life was filled with suffering and sacrifice, including hunger, cold, and illness. He died outside the Church of St. Jacques in Paris. His life story is considered a symbol of sanctity by the Church, and his relics and stories are still revered by believers today. more

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“And when I hear it said that God is good and He will pardon us, and then see that men cease not from evil-doing, oh, how it grieves me! The infinite goodness with which God communicates with us, sinners as we are, should constantly make us love and serve Him better; but we, on the contrary, instead of seeing in his goodness an obligation to please Him, convert it into an excuse for sin which will of a certainty lead in the end to our deeper condemnation.”