Blessed Gemma Of Goriano
Also known as: Gemma of Gordianum; Emma of…; The Virgin of Goriano Sicoli
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 13
Died
May 13, 1439
Beatified
1890 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Gemma of Goriano, also known as Gemma of Gordianum or Emma of Goriano, was born around the year 1375 in San Sebastiano dei Marsi, Bisegna, Abruzzo, Italy. She was born into a poor but devout farm family. Seeking better opportunities, Gemma and her family moved to the village of Goriano Sicoli, in the diocese of Sulmona, Italy.