Saint Gerard Majella
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Saint Gerard Majella was an 18th-century Italian Redemptorist lay brother venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of expectant mothers and children.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic saint
ⓘ
Redemptorist lay brother ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gerard Majella
NERFINISHED
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San Gerardo Maiella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Materdomini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muro Lucano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beatificationDate | 1893-01-29 ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1726-04-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Muro Lucano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 1904-12-11 ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Pius X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1755-10-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Caposele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Maiella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay | October 16 ⓘ |
| fullName | Gerardo Maiella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDevotionType | popular devotion among expectant mothers ⓘ |
| hasMajorShrine | Basilica of San Gerardo Maiella, Materdomini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfPilgrimage | Shrine of Saint Gerard Majella in Materdomini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| lifeEvent | entered the Redemptorist congregation as a lay brother in 1749 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Redemptorists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
devotion to the poor
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life of humility and obedience ⓘ miracles associated with pregnancy and childbirth ⓘ |
| occupation | lay brother ⓘ |
| patronage |
children
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expectant mothers ⓘ falsely accused people ⓘ good confessions ⓘ mothers ⓘ pro-life movement NERFINISHED ⓘ unborn children ⓘ |
| regionOfVeneration |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Confessor ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.