Benedict Joseph Labre
French saint
Benedict Joseph Labre, TOSF 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... Wikipedia
Born: March 25, 1748, Amettes, France
Died: April 16, 1783 (age 35 years), Rome, Italy
Canonized: 8 December 1881, Rome by Pope Leo XIII
Patronage: The Homeless, and those suffering from mental illness.
Venerated in: Catholic Church