Great Primer on Aloysius Gonzaga (Moved from GU Talk Forum)

[SLOZag]

As a practicing apathetic, I'm no authority on Catholic history, but I found the following article to be both well-written and informative regarding our school's namesake:

https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/20/a...-rejuvenation/

[Martin Centre Mad Man]

Gonzaga is the patron saint of youth, which always made him a suitable saint for March Madness. He’s also a patron saint of those who suffer from epidemics and plagues, which makes him sadly suitable as a saint for today’s troubles.

From the article.

[Radbooks]

Thanks for the link! Very interesting.

[Bing]

The name Gonzaga has come to be synonymous with basketball over the years as the university in Spokane, Wash., emerged as that rarest of college hoops entities – a mid-major powerhouse. Some of its fans delight in calling their saint “Aloy-swish-us.”

Excellent piece on St. Al.

I'll be honest. I've never heard the "Aloy-swish-us" until this article. Has anybody else?

[gonzagafan62]

Excellent piece on St. Al.

I'll be honest. I've never heard the "Aloy-swish-us" until this article. Has anybody else?

Nope. I was pronouncing it different