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St Gerard Majella Church - Chermside West, Queensland
St Gerard Majella Church - Chermside West, Queensland
St Gerard Majella Church - Chermside West, Queensland
St Gerard Majella
St Gerard Majella (1726-1755)
The Church was named after the Redemptorist brother, Gerard Majella whose feast day is celebrated on 16 October. St Gerard is known as the patron of expectant mothers and Tuberculosis sufferers. This was thought a very appropriate name as the new Parish was home to many young mothers and children and the nearby Prince Charles Hospital had been established to treat tuberculosis. The priests of St Paschal’s became chaplains of the hospital.
St Gerard was born in 1726 in Muru, near Naples in Southern Italy. At age 12, his father died, and he had to commence work as a tailor to support his mother and family. He wished to become a religious brother, but she was refused admittance to one order because of his frail health.
The Redemptorists eventually accepted him, labelling him ‘a useless lay brother.’ He worked very hard and much of his life as a brother was spent in travelling with and assisting the missionaries. They deemed him an invaluable companion because he had such remarkable success in bringing sinners to the sacraments.
After only 6 years, he died on TB.
Many miraculous stories are associated with him, including the one of the Child Jesus giving him the loaf of bread, depicted in our statue - which was found by Fr Gerard McMorrow during his travels in Belgium, bought and shipped to Brisbane and restored. The statue dates from the time between when St Gerard was beatified in 1893 and canonised in 1904.
St Gerard Majella (1726-1755)
The Church was named after the Redemptorist brother, Gerard Majella whose feast day is celebrated on 16 October. St Gerard is known as the patron of expectant mothers and Tuberculosis sufferers. This was thought a very appropriate name as the new Parish was home to many young mothers and children and the nearby Prince Charles Hospital had been established to treat tuberculosis. The priests of St Paschal’s became chaplains of the hospital.
St Gerard was born in 1726 in Muru, near Naples in Southern Italy. At age 12, his father died, and he had to commence work as a tailor to support his mother and family. He wished to become a religious brother, but she was refused admittance to one order because of his frail health.
The Redemptorists eventually accepted him, labelling him ‘a useless lay brother.’ He worked very hard and much of his life as a brother was spent in travelling with and assisting the missionaries. They deemed him an invaluable companion because he had such remarkable success in bringing sinners to the sacraments.
After only 6 years, he died on TB.
Many miraculous stories are associated with him, including the one of the Child Jesus giving him the loaf of bread, depicted in our statue - which was found by Fr Gerard McMorrow during his travels in Belgium, bought and shipped to Brisbane and restored. The statue dates from the time between when St Gerard was beatified in 1893 and canonised in 1904.
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Street Address
146 Maundrell Terrace
Chermside West,
QLD
4032
Australia
Phone: 07 3359 0239
Fax: 07 3359 0550
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Fr Paul Chackanikunnel CMI
Parish Priest
146 Maundrell Terrace
Chermside West,
QLD
4032
Australia
Phone: 07 3359 0239
Fax: 07 3359 0550
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