(1878-1903) Age 25
Canonized: May 2, 1940 by Pope Pius XII
Received stigmata at the age of 21
Patron Saint for Students, Pharmacist, Children, First Communion and Physical Pain
Feast Day: April 11th
Life of a Saint Shrines
Commissioned by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Kenosha, WI
Adorned with devotional beauty, each Life of a Saint Shrine is distinctively hand-crafted and storied around their extraordinary life. An eloquent meditation station to any church.
Elements incorporated into the shrine
THE GEM OF CHRIST
HALO RAY GEMS BEHIND HEAD OF STATUE: It is unclear who gave her the name “The Gem of Christ” to St. Gemma, but it seemed fitting to integrate gem stones into St. Gemma’s halo rays. Red gems also signify the blood of our Lord and the stimata St. Gemma carried through the last 4 years of her life.
HOLY COMMUNION
HOST BEHIND HEAD OF STATUE: Ever since Gemma could remember, she longed to unite with Jesus, especially in the Eucharist in Holy Communion.“What would become of me if I did not dedicate all my affections to the Sacred Host? Oh yes, I know it Lord; that in order to make me deserve paradise in heaven, You give me Communion here on earth!”—St. Gemma
WHEAT
LOWER IMAGE BEHIND STATUE: St. Gemma’s love for the Blessed Sacrament, wherein Christ is truly present under the appearances of consecrated bread. Wheat is associated with being sown, fallen, crushed, and buried, but then springing up for bread to feed multitudes. These are all symbols of Christ’s passion, death, resurrection, and communion with his Church in the Sacrifice of the Mass.
Life of a Saint Shrines
Life of a Saint Shrines
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