St Gerard MAJELLA
(Italian: Gerardo Maiella; 6th April 1726 - 16th Oct. 1755)
was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Redeemer, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
He was reputed to have the gifts of bilocation and of reading consciences. He was also renowned for being “a son of true humility, demonstrating what it truly means to be little, silent and obedient to the will of God.”
His intercession is sought for children, unborn children, women in childbirth, mothers, expectant mothers, motherhood, the falsely accused, good confessions, lay brothers and Muro Lucano, Italy.
