St. Gerard Majella Sterling Round Medal

St. Gerard Majella Sterling Round Medal 3/4in. Diameter
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H x W:	0 3/4" (1.90 cm) x 0 3/4" (1.90 cm)

Our Description

This round sterling silver St. Gerard medal is 3/4in. in diameter. It depicts St. Gerard Majella with a crucifix. St. Gerard was falsely accused of fathering a child but the woman recanted her story, so St. Gerard is the patron of expectant mothers and falsely accused people. The medal comes with an 18in. stainless steel chain in a deluxe gift box.

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St. Gerard Majella

Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 10/16
Tridentine Calendar - 10/16

Patron Of: Expectant Mothers, Falsely Accused, Mothers, Unborn

Profile
Son of a tailor who died when the boy was 12, leaving the family in poverty. Gerard tried to join the Capuchins, but his health prevented it He was accepted as a Redemptorist lay brother serving his congregation as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. Wonder worker.

When falsely accused by a pregnant woman of being the father of her child, he retreated to silence; she later recanted and cleared him, and thus began his association as patron of all aspects of pregnancy. Reputed to bilocate and read consciences. His last will consisted of the following small note on the door of his cell: "Here the will of God is done, as God wills, and as long as God wills."

Born
23 April 1725 at Muro, Italy

Died
16 October 1775 at Caposele, Italy of tuberculosis

All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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