Gemma Galgani
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 121 years ago |
Date of birth | March 12,1878 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Camigliano |
Capannori | |
Italy | |
Date of died | April 11,1903 |
Died | Lucca |
Italy | |
Feast | 11 April (celebrated by Passionists on 16 May) |
Place of burial | Sanctuary of Santa Gemma, Lucca, Italy |
Canonized | May 2, 1940 |
Job | Nun |
Books | The Diary of Saint Gemma Galgani |
The Autobiography of Saint Gemma Galgani | |
The Autobiography of Gemma Galgani: The Book the Devil Tried to Burn | |
Letters of St. Gemma Galgani | |
Siblings | Giulia Galgani |
Gino Galgani | |
Carlo Galgani | |
Parents | Enrico Galgani |
Aurelia Landi | |
Canon | Saint Peter's Basilica |
Vatican City | |
2 May 1940, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII | |
Full name | Maria Gemma Umberta Galgani |
Attribut | Passionist |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 599770 |
Gemma Galgani Life story
Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani, also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church since 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation of the Passion of Christ.