• Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
  • Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor TheHolyArt
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Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor

Saint Gemma icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon St Gemma Galgani, Byzantine art wall hanging on wood plaque, religious decor

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This wonderful icon has been created with the technique of lithography and has a double varnish to ensure waterproof and duration in time. The creator of this icon has learned the canonization of iconography in workshops of the Monasteries of Mount Athos, where he was taught both the technique of lithography and the process of handmade artificial ageing.


St. Gemma Galgani, also known as the Flower of Lucca, was an Italian mystic often referred to as the "Daughter of Passion," for her intense replication of the Passion of Christ. She was born on March 12, 1878, in a small Italian town near Lucca.


At a very young age, Gemma developed a love for prayer. She made her First Communion on June 17, 1887. Gemma was loved by her teachers and her fellow students, as a student at a school run by the Sisters of St. Zita. Though quiet and reserved, she always had a smile for everyone. Unfortunately, Gemma had to quit school due to her chronic ill health before completing the course of study.


Throughout her life, Gemma was to be chosen with many mystical experiences and special graces. These were often misunderstood by others, causing ridicule. Gemma suffered heartaches in reparation, remembering that Our Lord Himself had been misunderstood and ridiculed.


Gemma had an immense love for the poor and helped them in any way she could. After her father's death, the 19-year-old Gemma became the mother-figure for her seven brothers and sisters. When some of her siblings became old enough to share the responsibility, Gemma went to live briefly with a married aunt.


At this time, two young men proposed marriage to her. However, Gemma refused because she wanted silence, retirement, and more than ever, she desired to pray and speak only to God.


Gemma returned home and almost immediately became very ill with meningitis. Throughout this illness, her one regret was the trouble she caused her relatives who took care of he

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