Gerard of Lunel
Saint Gerard of Lunel | |
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| Born | ~1275 Lunel, France |
| Died | 1298 Monte Santo, Italy |
| Venerated in | Benedict XIV |
| Feast | May 6; May 25 |
| Patronage | Potenza Picena (formerly called Monte Santo); invoked against epilepsy[1] and headaches[2] |
Gerard of Lunel (
From his maternal grandfather, Raymond Guasselin, Gerard received half of the Barony of
According to his legend, when continuous rains swelled the river so much that the two brothers remained trapped in their cave and thus in danger of starving, two snakes carried bread to them. The rain then stopped, and Gerard and his brother traveled to a distant castle to receive communion. The miracle became known, and many people visited Gerard in his cave.[4]
Wishing to escape the fame that they were earning as a result of their apparent holiness, they decided to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. They spent two years in Rome, visiting its shrines and churches. In Rome, Gerard learned that there lived a holy man named Liberius at Ancona, who had visited the Holy Land. Wishing to visit him, the two brothers began to travel in the direction of Ancona, but Gerard suddenly suffered a pain in his head.[4]
Gerard suffered a collapse at Monte Santo (present-day Potenza Picena),[4] near Ancona. Effrenaud, leaving Gerard in a cottage, went to get help but by the time he came back, Gerard had died.
Veneration
A communal council at Monte Santo in 1371 approved a day of festivity in honor of Gerard as May 25.[4]
Notes
- ^ Patron Saints for Chronic and Incurable Illness Archived February 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Patron Saints Index: Blessed Gerard of Lunel Archived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Not to be confused with Gaugericus, who is also known as Saint Géry.
- ^ a b c d e f San Gerio (Girio)
External links
- St. Gerard de Lunel
- GERARD of Lunel
- Blessed Gerard of Lunel
- (in French) St Gérard de Lunel, Seigneur de Rochefort Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Italian) San Gerio (Girio)
- (in Italian) Church of San Girio
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