Saints and Biography Published
The Life of St. Alonso Rodriguez
A Biography of the Jesuit Lay-Brother
- By Francis Goldie, S.J.
Francis Goldie's biography of St. Alonso Rodriguez, the Jesuit lay brother.
Francis Goldie tells the life of St. Alonso Rodriguez, a widower who entered the Society of Jesus as a lay brother and spent many years serving as porter at the college in Majorca.
The account places his hidden work, prayer, and trials within the wider life of the Jesuit community.
Why this book?
Francis Goldie's biography follows St. Alonso Rodriguez through family loss, religious life, and his long service as a Jesuit lay brother.