St. Benedict Joseph Labre Print

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Beggar of Perpetual Adoration1748-1783Feast day: April 16Patronage: bachelors, rejects, mental illness, insanity, the homeless Choose from paper or canvas print. Paper print: This fine art print is ready to frame. The 8x10" and 11x14" are printed on acid-free 80 lb. cardstock. The 16x20" and larger are printed on premium 11-mil, acid-free paper. The watermark will not appear on your print. Canvas print: All canvas prints are unmounted and printed on unstretched canvas with a 2” white border. For larger sizes please contact us. This Item SHIPS FREE anywhere in the USA Benedict Joseph Labre was truly eccentric, one of God's special little ones. Born in France and the eldest of 18 children, he studied under his uncle, a parish priest, to become a priest. He was unsuccessful in his attempts to enter the religious life. Then, at 16 an epidemic, that devastated his town, took even his uncle's life. He became a pilgrim, traveling from one great shrine t