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Saint-Gérard-Majella (Quebec)
Saint Gerard Majella can refer to People * Gerard Majella (1726–1755), an Italian lay brother of the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church Places *Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec, a parish municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Quebec *Saint-Gérard-Majella, Lanaudière, Quebec, a former municipality in Lanaudière, Quebec, now part of L'Assomption *:nl:Gerardus Majella (leprozerie), Gerardus Majella, Suriname, a Dutch leper colony in Suriname Churches *Basilica of St. Gerard Majella, a Roman Catholic church in Curvelo, Minas Gerais, Brazil *Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella, Shrine and Basilica of San Gerardo Maiella, a Roman Catholic church in Materdomini (Caposele), Province of Avellino, Campania, Italy *St Gerard's Church and Monastery, buildings in Wellington, New Zealand *St. Gerard Majella (church), a church in Rome *St. Gerard Majella Catholic Church, part of the Catholic Parish of Epping and Carlingford in England *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Majella
Gerard Majella (; 6 April 1726 – 16 October 1755) was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. His intercession is for children, unborn children, women in childbirth, mothers, expectant mothers, motherhood, the falsely accused, good confessions, lay brothers and Muro Lucano, Italy. Life Majella was born in Muro Lucano on 6 April 1726, the youngest of five children. He was frail, and his parents had him baptized the day he was born. He was the son of Domenico Maiella, a tailor who died when Gerard was twelve, leaving the family in poverty. His mother, Benedetta Galella, then sent him to her brother so that he could teach Gerard to sew and follow in his father's footsteps. However, the foreman was abusive. The boy kept silent, but his uncle soon found out and the man who taught him resigned from the job. After four years of apprenticeship, he took a job as a servant to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |