The Blessed Virgin Mary

by Alfonso María de Liguori

St Alphonsus Liguori, one of Our Lady's all time greatest apostles, and one of the greatest writers and Doctors of the Church, zealously and profoundly illuminates the meaning of Mary as Our Queen, Our Mother, Our Sweetness and Our Hope. Though relatively brief, this book exudes that holy erudition so poignantly to the heart of the true Catholic. Seldom in life will the reader find a book of such saintly unction as this. Or one that will leave such a profound and lasting effect.

Genres: Catholic

96 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 1986

About the author

Saint Alfonso María de Liguori, CSsR (1696–1787), was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.

He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). In 1762 he was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti. A prolific writer, he published nine editions of his "Moral Theology" in his lifetime, in addition to other devotional and ascetic works and letters. Among his best known works are "The Glories of Mary" and "The Way of the Cross", the latter still used in parishes during Lenten devotions.

He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871. One of the most widely read Catholic authors, he is the patron saint of confessors.