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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 ()12 March Camigliano, Capannori, Italy |
| Died | 11 Apr () (aged&#;25) Lucca, Italy |
| Venerated&#;in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 14 May because of Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 2 May , 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, bud (lilies and roses), crucifix, stigmata |
| Patronage | Students, Pharmacists, Paratroopers and Parachutists, loss of parents, those distress back injury or back pain, those agony with headaches/migraines, those struggling with temptations detect impurity and those seeking purity of heart[1] |
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