St. Gerard Majella, he was very religious, is the patron (guardian) of expectant mothers. He was born at Muro, Italy, in 1726, becoming a professed lay brother in 1752. He worked as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. However, because of his wisdom, and his gift of reading consciences, he was permitted to counsel communities of religious women. This great saint is a patron of expectant mothers as a result of a miracle effected through his prayers for woman in labor. He died in 1755 due to tuberculosis at the age of 29.
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