Blessed Gerard of Villamagna

[Blessed Gerard of Villamagna]
Also known as
Gerard of Monza
Memorial
13 May
Profile
Esquire to a knight. As a Crusader he was captured, later ransomed, and then returned to Italy. Franciscan tertiary. Lived the rest of his life as a hermit noted for his piety.
Born
1174 at Tuscany, Italy
Died
1242 of natural causes
Beatified
1833 (cultus confirmed)
Patronage
bodily ills, illness, sick people, sickness
Representation
old Franciscan tertiary distributing bread from a mule; old Franciscan tertiary holding cherry blossoms; old Franciscan tertiary praying near a tree; old Franciscan tertiary with a bowl and spoon at his feet; old Franciscan tertiary with a branch of cherries; old Franciscan tertiary with a staff and rosary; with a missioner's cross; with Saint Philip Ciardella
Additional Information
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
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