Saint gemma galgani patron saint of soldiers
Saint gemma galgani patron saint of soldiers
Patron saint of athletes!
Gemma Galgani
Italian mystic and Catholic saint
For other uses, see Gemma (disambiguation).
Saint Gemma Galgani | |
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Born | Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (1878-03-12)12 March 1878 Camigliano, Capannori, Italy |
Died | 11 April 1903(1903-04-11) (aged 25) Lucca, Italy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 14 May 1933 by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | 2 May 1940, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
Major shrine | Passionist Monastery in Lucca, Italy |
Feast | 11 April (celebrated by Passionists on 16 May) |
Attributes | Passionist habit, flowers (lilies and roses), crucifix, stigmata |
Patronage | Students, Pharmacists, Paratroopers and Parachutists, loss of parents, those suffering back injury or back pain, those suffering with headaches/migraines, those struggling with temptations to impurity and those seeking purity of heart[1] |
Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Gemma of Lucc