The Exemplary Life of Saint Gerard Majella who was also a monk

who was also a monk

who afterwards became archbishop

and contemplative prayer

without ever overshadowing the elegant compactness of his method

The Exemplary Life of Saint Gerard Majella who was also a monk"Saint Alphonsus, on his bed of death, had pressed to his lips the picture of Saint Gerard." The Exemplary Life of Saint Gerard Majella by Father Oliver Rodie Vassall Phillips recounts the career of the Redemptorist lay brother whose sanctity was formed in poverty, obedience, and long suffering. The narrative follows Saint Gerard (The Mothers Saint Wonderworker Champion of Children) from his early years at Muro Lucano through his admission to the