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He is founder of the Redemptorists, a religious congregation dedicated to missionary work. He was declared a doctor of the Church for his contribution to moral theology. <\/p>\n<p>In December 1744, Alphonsus was asked by his bishop to serve for a period near the town of Deliceto, in southern Italy, at the Convent of the Consolation, where he would eventually found the third Redemptorist house.<\/p>\n<p>According to popular tradition, the priest was inspired by a grotto near the convent \u2014 hidden inside a small church \u2014 which recalled the humble birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem. 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Subscribe to our free channel today<\/p>\n<p>EWTN Vatican on WhatsApp <\/p>\n<p>Hannah Brockhaus<br \/>\nHannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency\u2019s senior correspondent in Rome. 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