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334 384 ST. GEGOBERGA ij contemporary accounts, but arc matter of tradition. (5ee Mactbfledb.) St. Gegoberga, Aug. 12 (Gebtbude 2), Seooberoa, Seoeberoe, CEonjA, ^LABA (1)). 4- middle of 7th century. Second abbess of Habend. She succeeded St. Mactaflede about 626, ruled for thirty years, and was succeeded by her niece, St. Gebetbude. Tradition says G^egoberga was one of three daughters of St. Homaric ; the others were Adzal- trude, a nun with G^goberga, and Assel- berga, mother of St. Gebetrude. Q^go- berga either took the name of Cecilia when she became a nun, or was so called because much weeping had made her blind. She was called Clara after her death on account of the numerous cures wrought at her tomb, especially of blind- ness and diseases of the eye. All that is certain about her is known from the life of St. Eomaric, which was dedicated to her in 653, and is giveh by Mabillon, AA,SS, 0,S,B,y with commentaries and notea St. Gehulfy honoured at Mainz, is probably Wilgefobtis. Eckenstein, Woman under Monaaticiam. St. Gelasia, V., on whose wrath the sun never went down, was a disciple of St. Candia (10), and survived her. Sylva Anachoretica, from Palladius. B. Geleswintha, Galswintha. St. Gelonica, Niceta. St. Geltrude, Gebtbude. St. Gemella, Feb. 15, M. in Syria with Castula (14) and many others. Mentioned in Jerome's Martyrology. AA.S8. St. Gemelliana (i). Fob. 24, M. One of a great number of Christians put to death at Nicomedia. AA.SS, St. Gemelliana (2), Gebmilina. St. Gemellina (l, 2, W), June 1. Three martyrs of this name are com- memomted with St. Aucega. St. Gemellina (4), Gebmilina. St. Gemilliana, Gebmilina. St. Gemina (l), June 1, M. with St. Aucega. St. Gemina (2), April 2o, M. in Africa. Guorin. St. Gemivera, Nov. l. AA.SS, St. Gemma (i;, April 20, M. in Africa. AA,SS. St. Gemma (2;, May 16, V. M. c. 138. AA.SS. St. Gemma (3), June 20, V. M. Perhaps 10th century, or earlier. In Saussayo^s OalUcan Martyrology she is said to have been a beautiful young girl dedicated to God from her childhood. Her father insisted on her marrying a young nobleman, and having vainly tried all means to tempt her to consent, he at last treated her with such cruelty that she died of the wounds and blows in- flicted on her. She is honoured at Saintes. Guy, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers, in the middle of the 11th century, built a monastery in her honour at Casa Dei, in the diocese of Auvergne. Henschenius does not con- sider the legend well authenticated, and says that some people suspect the name Gemma to be a corruption of James, and that the person who is worshipped under the name of St. G^emma in so many places in France, is no other than St. James the Greater, who is caUed lago and Diego in Spain, and in some parts of France Sint Jeme. AA.SS. B. Gemma (4), May 1 2, V. + I42i». Beduso near Sulmona, in the Abruzzi. She was the daughter of a peasant whose only worldly wealth consisted of a few sheep and goats. They lived at Gk>riani Sicoli, near the Lake of Fucino. When Gemma was twelve years old, the lord of the place, supposed to be Count Boger of Colano, had her carried off by his ser- vants. She persuaded him to preserve her unharmed, and to build her a cell close to the church of St. John the Baptist, with a grated window looking into the church. Here she lived on alms for forty-two years. At the age of fifty-four she was seized with a mortal disease, asked to have the last sacraments, and happily departed. The bells of the church rang as for a funeral, although they were moved by no human hand. AA.SS. B. Gemma (5), April 24, was of noble family. + 1435. She married Francesco Figliuoli of Sulmona, and had two daughters, Margaret and Clara, great servants of God. When she became a widow, she followed the example of her nephew, Fra Benedetto, a monk of the 1