Aloysius was prepared to be a soldier by his father, but the Italian noble would pass out at the utter of vulgar words. He was leery of women and would not be alone with one, including his mother. At the age of eighteen, he signed away ties to family land and became a member of the Jesuit Order. St Aloysius Gonzaga is the Patron Saint of young students, Christian youth, Jesuit novices, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS care-givers. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga memorial feast day is June 21st. He was beatified in 1605, and canonized in 1726.