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Detail Of An Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Gerardesca Date And Artist Unknown
Detail Of An Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Gerardesca Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Gerardesca

Also known as: Gherardesca

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29 May; 9 June on some calendars

Born

C.1200 at Pisa, Italy

Died

C.1265 of natural causes

Beatified

1856 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Gerardesca, also known as Gherardesca, was born around the year 1200 in Pisa, Italy. She was a devout laywoman who married at a young age and subsequently had several children. Despite her marital commitments, Gerardesca's unwavering faith and deep longing for a more contemplative life led her to persuade her husband to pursue a monastic vocation.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Feast Days

May 29June 9
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