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The first known shrine to the newly canonized St. Gianna,
is located at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Warminster, PA, Archdiocese
of Phila. The shrine serves as a kind of “headquarters” for
the relics of St. Gianna, as well as a place where leaflets and holy
cards about the saint will be available to the public.
The shrine consists of a large photograph of St. Gianna
holding her daughter, Mariolina, and a small case where relics of
the saint will be kept for veneration by the faithful. When the relics
are not being used for presentations, they will be permanently housed
at the shrine. The relics consist of several pairs of gloves worn
by St Gianna and lockets, which contain pieces of clothing worn by
St Gianna.
The relics were obtained by Robert White, the then President of "The Society
of St Gianna Beretta Molla". Devoted to St Gianna, Joe contacted the Molla
family in Italy and requested the relics. As a result of Joe's request, a close
relationship has developed between St Gianna's family and The Society.
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