Clemens Maria Hofbauer
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Clement Mary Hofbauer was a Moravian hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He established his congregation, founded in Italy, north of the Alps. For this, he is considered a co-founder of the congregation.
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The building in Znojmo, where Clement-Mary Hofbauer was apprenticed as a baker 1767-1770
Memorial plaque on the Znojmo building where Hofbauer had been apprenticed to a baker
Portrait by R. Rinn![Stained glass window portraying St. Clement-Mary Hofbauer, parish church of Liesing, by Martin Häusle [de] (2006)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Klemens-Maria-Hofbauer.jpg)
Stained glass window portraying St. Clement-Mary Hofbauer, parish church of Liesing, by Martin Häusle [de] (2006)
A relic of St. Clement-Mary Hofbauer on display for veneration in Lima, Ohio.
Religious Figures born in the 1750s 6
About this person
Clement Mary Hofbauer was a Moravian hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation. He established his congregation, founded in Italy, north of the Alps. For this, he is considered a co-founder of the congregation. He was widely known for his lifelong dedication to care of the poor during a tumultuous period in Europe, that had left thousands destitute. He laboured in the care of the Polish people until expelled, when he moved to Austria.
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