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Maria Teresa Goretti (Italian: [maˈriːa teˈrɛːza ɡoˈretti]; 16 October 1890 – 6 July 1902) was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. [1]
Jul 5, 2022 · Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast day of one of the youngest saints on July 6: St. Maria Goretti. At just 11 years old, she died a martyr after being fatally stabbed. Today, the Church...
St. Maria Goretti is unique in that she is the youngest canonized saint in the Church. She died tragically on July 6, 1902, at the age of eleven.
St. Maria Goretti. Catholic Online. Saints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: July 6. Patron: of youth, young women, purity, and victims of rape. Birth: October 16, 1890. Death: July 6, 1902. Beatified: by Pope Pius XII on April 27, 1947. Canonized: by Pope Pius XII in 1950. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable PDF of St. Maria Goretti.
Jul 6, 2024 · St. Maria Goretti, whose feast is celebrated on July 6, is one of the youngest canonized saints in the Catholic Church. Her powerful testimony of forgiveness shows how someone’s life can...
Jul 6, 2024 · Saint Maria Goretti, an Italian tenant farmer's daughter, forgave her attacker before dying at age 11; her killer attended her canonization.
The Story of Saint Maria Goretti. Patron Saint of Abused Children and Rape Victims. Maria Goretti was born a poor peasant child in Italy in 1890, the third of six children. When she was nine, her family's situation grew even worse, when her father died of malaria.
Jul 6, 2022 · Saint Maria Goretti’s Story. One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write.
Maria Goretti. Feast Day: July 6. Canonized: June 24, 1950. Beatified: April 27, 1947. Venerated: March 25, 1945. Maria Goretti was only twelve years old when she died in 1902, but the story of this young Italian girl has touched the hearts of Catholics everywhere for over 100 years.
Jul 6, 2024 · See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr, the Saint of the Day 6 July.
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