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St. Gemma Galgani (1878-1903) was a beautiful Italian laywoman who was born near Lucca, lived in obscurity, died at only 25, and yet has become known the world over and is fondly called "The Gem of Christ." Orphaned at seven, she had nonetheless been well schooled in spirituality by her holy mother, and from that early foundation in the Faith, she quickly rose to the highest stages of sanctity and is considered by authorities on spirituality to have advanced through all nine of the classic stages of growth in holinesswhich the author briefly but beautifully describes.

Written by her spiritual director shortly after her death, The Life of St. Gemma Galgani is the primary source of information about this holy girl-of whom a great deal is known, because of her own writings and because her director wrote this present biography from first-hand knowledge about her. A mystic, stigmatist, visionary, ecstatic, victim soul, discerner of spirits, seer of hidden things, prophetess, spouse of Christ, zealot for souls, devotee of the Poor Souls in Purgatory, St. Gemma Galgani seemed to possess every hallmark of sanctity-and that to a marked degree.

Imprimatur: Edm. Can. Surmont, Vic. Gen., Westmonasterii, December 18, 1913

St. Gemma Galgani

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 04/11 Tridentine Calendar - 04/11 Patron Of: Apothecaries, Druggists, Loss of Parents, Pharmacists, Temptation Profile     Daughter of a poor pharmacist; mother died when she was seven, her father when she was eighteen, and she took care of her seven brothers and sisters. Laywoman. Cured in her 20's of spinal tuberculosis by prayer to Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. Rejected by the orders to which she applied who would not believe her cure, she became a Passionist tertiary. Stigmatist, receiving the wounds on her hands and feet each Thursday evening through Friday afternoon starting in June 1899 and continuing into 1901. Visionary; she saw her guardian angel daily, and visits from the devil who tempted her to spit on the cross and break a rosary. Her canonization faced stiff opposition by those who either disbelieved or wished to avoid attention to her visions and stigmata. Born     12 March 1878 at Borgo Nuovo di Camigliano, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Died     11 April 1903 (Holy Saturday) of tuberculosis Beatified     1933 by Pope Pius XI Canonized     2 May 1940 by Pope Pius XII All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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