Saint Gianna Molla: Wife, Mother, Doctor Discontinued this camel brings authentic movement

this camel brings authentic movement and story to your nativity display

Materials NON TOXIC WOOD Dimensions 20

24" OUR LADY OF LOURDES FIGURE

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Saint Gianna Molla: Wife, Mother, Doctor Discontinued this camel brings authentic movementThis is the inspiring story of a canonized contemporary woman. Gianna Molla (1923 1962) risked her life in order to save her unborn child. Diagnosed with uterine tumors during her fourth pregnancy, she refused a hysterectomy that would have aborted the child, and opted for a riskier surgery in an attempt to save the baby. Herself a medical doctor, Molla did give birth to the child, but succumbed to an infection. An Italian woman who loved skiing,