Gemma Galgani
Italian mystic
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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.... Wikipedia
Born: March 12, 1878, Camigliano, Capannori, Italy
Died: April 11, 1903 (age 25 years), Lucca, Italy
Place of burial: Sanctuary of Saint Gemma, Lucca, Italy
Parents: Enrico Galgani and Aurelia Landi
Attributes: Passionist habit, flowers (lilies and roses), crucifix, stigmata
Beatified: 14 May 1933 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized: 2 May 1940, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII