Autobiography of St. Gemma Galgani

Saint Gemma began writing her autobiography on February 17, 1901 at the direction of her confessor, Fr. Germano. She completed it in May, 1901, two years before her death on April 11, 1903. The manuscript copy, a spiritual testament, written in Gemma's own hand, is on display in Saints John and Paul Basilica in Rome.