The Life of the Servant of God, Gemma Galgani, An Italian Maiden of Lucca

Edinburgh: Sands & Co. ; B. Herder, London, [1913]. First English Language Edition, presumed. Quarto in blue cloth; xiii, 304 pages: portrait; 22 cm About very good(-) to good (++) with small closed tear to title page upper inner corner, small upper out corner of following page; mildy rubbed board corners; mildly foxed edges. . Hardcover.

Uncommon. "Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (1878 – 1903), also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church since 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation of the Passion of Christ. She is especially venerated in the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus (Passionists)."—Wikipedia./ Biographies Christian saints, Christian women saints of Italy