How many ardent Zags fans known where the name Gonzaga originated? I did not, nor did my rapt-BB-fan-son-in-law.
"Gonzaga was named for Aloysius Gonzaga who was born in the castle of Castiglione on March 9, 1568. As a youth, and often with his father, he traveled widely in Italy and Spain. In 1581 he formed the resolution of becoming a Jesuit, renouncing his noble family's wealth in favor of his brother (to their father's dismay). Before the end of his novitiate, he passed a brilliant public act in philosophy...... when he was in Spain he distinguished himself in philosophy.
"In 1591, while in Italy, a famine and pestilence broke out. Though in delicate health, he devote himself to the care of the sick and while serving others he himself fell ill in early March.
"Aloysius Gonzaga died on June 21, 1591."
It was Father Joseph Cataldo who, in 1887, was the founder of the school in Spokane, named the school after his fellow Italian saint. St. Aloysius Gonzaga is known as the patron saint of youth.
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