{"id":74895,"date":"2026-05-03T11:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/training-institutions\/arciconfraternita-di-misericordia-di-santa-gemma-galgani\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:19:49","slug":"confraternity-of-mercy-of-saint-gemma-galgani","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/training-institutions\/confraternity-of-mercy-of-saint-gemma-galgani\/","title":{"rendered":"Confraternity of Mercy of Saint Gemma Galgani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Confraternity of Mercy of Saint Gemma Galgani is a voluntary association that is part of the Misericordie Movement, founded in 1244 in Florence by Pietro da Verona, later Saint Peter Martyr. Today the Misericordie are present in Italy and abroad with over 700 Confraternities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo-Misericordia-Santa-Gemma-1536x192-1-1024x128.gif\" alt=\"Logo Misericordia Santa Gemma\" class=\"wp-image-43754\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo-Misericordia-Santa-Gemma-1536x192-1-1024x128.gif 1024w, https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo-Misericordia-Santa-Gemma-1536x192-1-300x38.gif 300w, https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo-Misericordia-Santa-Gemma-1536x192-1-768x96.gif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"historynbsp-nbspnbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>History<\/strong>    <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mercy of Saint Gemma Galgani was founded on October 18, 2010 by 103 founding members and includes several towns in the area, namely: Camigliano, Gragnano, Lappato, Petrognano, San Colombano, San Gennaro, San Martino in Colle, San Pietro a Marcigliano, Sant\u2019Andrea in Caprile, Segromigno in Piano, Segromigno in Monte, Tofori and Valgiano.<br>Before the founding of the Confraternity, the area was poorly served and when the \u201cFRATRES\u201d Blood Donor groups in the area decided to create a new Misericordia, the idea was immediately accepted by the neighboring towns.<br>The name Saint Gemma was given to the Misericordia in honor of the mystic who was born precisely in the house in front of the Confraternity\u2019s headquarters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mettere-sotto-misericordia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mettere-sotto-misericordia.jpg 660w, https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mettere-sotto-misericordia-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"activitiesnbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activities<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ASSISTANCE TO NEIGHBOR&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TRANSPORT OF THE INJURED AND SICK BY AMBULANCE&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>INTERVENTIONS IN CASE OF DISASTER (CIVIL PROTECTION)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CIVIL SERVICE&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOCIAL TRANSPORT&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOCIAL AND HEALTH TRANSPORT&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"contacts%25c2%25a0\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contacts<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Via Stradone di Camigliano 47\/49\/51<br>Camigliano S. Gemma, Capannori \u2013 Lucca 55012&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tel. +390583936392&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:misericordiasantagemma@virgilio.it\" title=\"misericordiasantagemma@virgilio.it\">misericordiasantagemma@virgilio.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/misericordiasantagemma\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/misericordiasantagemma\/?ref=page_internal\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/misericordiasantagemma\/?ref=page_internal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.misericordiasantagemma.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"http:\/\/www.misericordiasantagemma.it\/&nbsp;\">http:\/\/www.misericordiasantagemma.it\/&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Confraternity of Mercy of Saint Gemma Galgani is a voluntary association that is part of the Misericordie Movement, founded in 1244 in Florence by Pietro da Verona, later Saint Peter Martyr. 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