Saint Alphonsus of Astorga

Memorial

• 26 January

Profile

Ninth century bishop of Astorga, Spain. He eventually retired to live as monk at the monastery of Saint Stephen de Ribas de Sil, Galicia, Spain.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Alphonsus of Astorga”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 January 2010. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-alphonsus-of-astorga/>