Blessed Gerard of Villamagna
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- 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
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against bodily ills
against illness
against sickness
sick people
- Representation
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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
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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