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Aloysius is Lord Sebastian Flyte's teddy bear in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited (1945).

The model for Aloysius was Archibald Ormsby-Gore, the beloved teddy bear of John Betjeman, Waugh's friend at Oxford. The bear is likely named after the Catholic saint Aloysius Gonzaga.

Aloysius, and in particular his representation in the 1981 television adaptation of the novel, is credited with having triggered the late-20th century teddy bear renaissance. He was depicted by a teddy bear named Delicatessen, owned by the actor Peter Bull.

References

1. "CatholicHerald.co.uk » The saint who must have inspired the Brideshead teddy bear". www.catholicherald.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
2. "The Teddy Bear Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon: Famous Bears". May 2004. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2006.

Further reading

• "Brideshead bear is signed, sealed and delivered back from auction". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

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