St. Gemma–Vivid Restoration! – Exclusive Photo – 3 Sizes – "Daughter of the Passion of Christ"

Startlingly beautiful, Gemma Galgani chose the ways not of the world, but of God. She was a mystic devoted to the Passion of Christ. Her beloved mother died when she was young, as did some of her siblings. She turned down two marriage proposals and instead helped raise her surviving siblings after her father died.

On June 8, 1899, at the age of 21, she began to display signs of the stigmata. She had conversations with her guardian angel, Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and other saints—especially Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. She had a remarkable life, even though it was not a long one. She died on Holy Saturday, 1903, and was canonized in 1940. Her Feast Day is April 11th. She is a Patron Saint of Students and those who seek purity of heart.

In this exclusive, intensely vivid restoration, we have added just a touch of color. We wanted somebody looking at a picture of the past to have just a bit more connection to her in the present by the touch of blue in her eyes. People who knew Gemma reported she had light, sky blue eyes. We hope this, as with all of our restorations, allows you to feel closer to this Saint, and thus closer to Jesus! (source: Catholic.org)

** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a blank border around the image. Approximately 0.5" wide for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11, 1.6" for 11x14, and 1.75" for 13x17 and 16x20. For the two poster sizes, 18x24 and 24x36, we use 0.5" borders. We do this because the ratio of the rectangle of the art almost never matches the rectangle of the paper, and if it did happen to match one size, it would not match the others. Most fine art printers do this because otherwise they’d have to crop the art or warp it to make it fit the paper. The border looks good. It gives the picture a faux matted appearance.

There is almost always a little more border either on the left-right sides, or the top-bottom, depending on whether the ratio of the art is wider or taller than the paper.

We make Archival Quality fine art prints:

– Acid-free paper

– Archival pigments

– Cardboard backer for sizes 11x14 and less.

– Above story of the art

– Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal-clear bag.

– Rated to last 200+ years without fading if kept dry and out of the direct sun.

Thanks for your interest!

+JMJ+

Sue & John

Lincoln, Nebraska

“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.”

~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and any image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.