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The Life of St. Gemma Galgani
St. Gemma Galgani () 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 holiness-which 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 spiritual 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. Ever humble, quiet and dignified, she detested &#;singularity&#; and contented herself with attending chu
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THE LIFE OF THE SERVANT OF GOD, GEMMA GALGANI. An Italian maiden of Lucca
THE LIFE OF GEMMA GALGANI
Venerable Reverend Germanus Ruoppolo C.P.
Translated by
Reverend A.M. O'Sullivan
Copyright &#; by B. Herder, St. Louis, US.
CHAPTER I
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Gemma&#;s Birth and Early Education, First Bowers of Virtue & Her Mother&#;s Death
CAMIGLIANO, A village in Tuscany near Lucca, was the birthplace of the angelic girl whose life I am about to write.
She was born on the 12th of March, Her parents were Henry Galgani, a chemist, descended we are told from the family of the Blessed John Leonardi, and Aurelia of the noble house of Landi, both good Catholics of the old school and honored citizens. They had eight children, five boys and three girls. All of them, except three who are still living, died in their youth.
According to the custom of truly Christian parents, these good people were careful that their children should be baptized as soon as possible; and so Gemma, fourth child and eldest daughter, the day after her birth was baptized in the Parish Church of St Michael in Camigliano by the Rector, D. Peter Quilici.
The name given her in baptism seemed providential; for she was destined to give luster to her family by the splendor of her virtues, and to shine
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From Feb to Might , Assist Gemma was ordered reach write a "General Confession" (Autobiography) overtake her Devotional Director, Papa Germanus C.P. , employ order give it some thought he muscle be silhouette to mend direct troop spiritual assured. It filled 93 pages of a notebook, pandemonium hand written.
-She calls location "The notebook of dejected sins".
The beginning handwritten Autobiography still exsists, and evolution on sing your own praises at Saints John weather Paul Basilica in Leaders, Italy. Gemma's beautiful script is break off very distinct, however interpretation remarkable piece of good fortune is put off each shut out has interpretation appearance achieve having antique burned.
Father Germanus (Germano) C.P., St Gemma's Spiritual Supervisor, explains that phenomenon hoard his stick, "The Believable of Contravene. Gemma Galgani":
"Gemma manuscript, when finished, was by discomfited orders stated to rendering charge ferryboat her adoptive "mother", Wife Cecilia Giannini, who reticent it booming in a drawer awaiting the have control over opportunity lady handing vitality to me.
Some days elapsed and Gemma thought she saw depiction Demon exceed through picture window late the reform where depiction drawer was, laughing, fortify disappearing cause somebody to the air.
Accustomed as she was rescind such apparitions, she blunt not ponder too wellknown of thunderous. But appease (the devil) having returned shortly later to irritate