St. Gerard is the Patron saint of childbirth; children; expectant mothers; motherhood; mothers; unborn children.

Many woman pray to St. Gerard when having trouble getting pregnant, or to ensure the safety of their child during birth.

Redemptorists at the age of 23, becoming a professed lay brother in 1752. He served as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. However, because of his great piety, extraordinary wisdom, and his gift of reading consciences, he was permitted to counsel communities of religious women.