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Sanctuary of Santa Gemma, Lucca

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nuns. Gemma Galgani lived at this monastery and is buried here after her death in 1903. Design of the new convent was entrusted to
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The church and monastery dates from 1935. The convent hosts nuns of the community of
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Christ creates stigmata on Gemma Galgani while she is held by the Angel of Passion
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The relics of the saint are below the main altar in an urn sculpted by
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located on Via di Tiglio outside the medieval walls of
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church-sanctuary devoted to the local saint and mystic
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20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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Sanctuary of Santa Gemma, Lucca is located in Italy
43°50′34.1″N 10°31′8.8″E / 43.842806°N 10.519111°E / 43.842806; 10.519111
Lucca
Tuscany
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Gemma Galgani
Lucca
Tuscany
Passionist
Italo Baccelli
Cathedral of Berlin
Adriano Marabini
Francesco Nagni
Primo Conti
Tommaso Gismondi
Sanctuary of Saint Gemma Monastery
Categories
Roman Catholic churches in Lucca
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy

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