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This site features a variety of books by and about the 20th century Italian saint and stigmatic, Gemma Galgani, including her Autobiography, her Diary, her Letters, and several out-of-print biographies that are now available in paperback. Whether you've recently discovered Saint Gemma or have read everything and are searching for more about her, this site may have something of interest for you.
All of the books on this site are from Revenir Books, a small publisher of new and out-of-print religious books, based in Tucson, Arizona. All titles are available for purchase from Amazon.com.
Autobiography of St. Gemma Galgani Saint Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and stigmatic, wrote this autobiography at the request of her Spiritual Director, Fr. Germanus. In February, 1901, at the age of 22, she began a "summary of all that has happened in my life both good and bad." "I was overwhelmed at the thought of recalling everything, but the angel assured me that he would help me," she writes. Four months later, the 93-page, hand-written notebook was complete, covering all but the last two years of her life. She died in April, 1903. Buy on Amazon |
Diary of Saint Gemma Galgani Saint Gemma Galgani, 20th century Italian mystic and stigmatic, kept this Diary at the direction of her Confessor, Monsignor Volpi. The Diary was started on July 19, 1900 and stopped less than two months later, on September 3, two days after meeting Father Germano, who was to become her Spiritual Director, and with whom she'd been corresponding for several months. Under the direction of Fr. Germano, she later began her Autobiography. Buy on Amazon |
 Letters of Saint Gemma Galgani This is a short book of nine letters written by 20th century Italian stigmatic and victim soul Gemma Galgani to her Spiritual Director, Father Germano. The letters were originally translated from the Italian by the Dominican Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery in New York City and published in a limited edition of sixteen copies. Out of print since 1947, it is now available in this paperback edition with photographs added. Buy on Amazon |
 Eleven Letters to St. Gemma From Her Spiritual Director St. Gemma Galgani, the 20th Century Italian mystic and stigmatic, wrote over 130 letters to her Spiritual Director, Father Germano. The letters have long been available in Italian, French and Spanish, with sets of them more recently published in English. Less attention has been given to Fr. Germano's letters to Gemma. This short collection offers a glimpse into the other half of a fascinating dialogue, shedding light on how Gemma and Fr. Germano navigated the extraordinary graces and supernatural events occurring daily in the life of St. Gemma. Buy on Amazon |
 Saint Gemma Galgani "On Holy Saturday, April 11, 1903, whilst the bells of many churches were pealing forth the last joyous notes of the resurrection, a young maiden passed peacefully away in one of the provincial towns of Italy. To the few friends, kneeling around her deathbed, she was an "angel" in human form, whom a benevolent Providence had sent down from the heavenly mansions to sanctify their homes. To the people at large, in the neighborhood, she was but a servant maid of whom very strange things were told." |
 Portrait of Saint Gemma, A Stigmatic An intimate portrait of 20th Century victim soul and stigmatic Saint Gemma Galgani told through her letters, autobiographical passages, and excerpts from the ecstasies she experienced in the last years of her life. Out of print since its publication in 1950 and now back in this paperback edition, the book traces her growing perfection through the lens of St. Teresa of Avila's Seven Mansions of the Interior Castle. Buy on Amazon |
 Gemma Galgani: A Child of the Passion The life of Saint Gemma Galgani, the Italian mystic and stigmatic who died in 1903. She has been called a "Daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation of the Passion of Christ. This title has been out of print and hard to find since its original publication in 1911 and is now available in this paperback format. Buy on Amazon |
 Letters to Father Germano: The First Year Now available in English, these are the first-year letters from the 20th Century Italian stigmatic and saint, Gemma Galgani, to her Spiritual Director, Father Germano. In January 1900, twenty-one year old Gemma Galgani wrote a letter introducing herself to her soon-to-be Spiritual Director, Father Germano. The correspondence continued until her death, just over three years later, leaving more than 130 letters that provide a unique understanding of the ways in which God was leading a highly blessed soul through the last stages of perfection into divine union. Buy on Amazon |