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  1. 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. Shop St. Maria Goretti. Born on October 16 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Ancona ...

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    When St. Maria Goretti’s parents held their newborn child for the first time, they hardly could have imagined that eleven short years later she would die a martyr and a saint. Yet, while her fate was unknown to them, her parents did much to help prepare her for that fateful day. From her parents’ knees, St. Maria Goretti was taught piety and devoti...

    One of the youngest canonized saints, St. Maria Goretti was only 11 years old at the time of her death. Martyred for her desire to preserve her purity, St. Maria Goretti is an extraordinary example for young women, particularly in an age in which chastity and modesty is challenged and even mocked. As the patron saint of teenage girls and modern you...

    St. Maria Goretti is the patron saint of chastity, sexual abuse/assault and rape victims, young women, purity, and of forgiveness. Because of St. Maria Goretti’s dedication to her own purity (as well as that of Alessandro), her patronage is sought by those who share this dedication – as well as those who struggle with temptations toward acts agains...

    Depictions of St. Maria Goretti in art show her as a wavy-haired young girl dressed in either the simple clothing of a farmgirl, or wearing a white dress (which signifies her purity). Also symbolizing her purity, St. Maria Goretti usually holds in her hands a bouquet of white lilies and a palm branch.

  2. Maria Goretti. 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] She was born to a farming family. Her father died when she was nine, and the family had to share a house with another family ...

  3. July 6: Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr—Optional Memorial. 1890–1902. Patron Saint of young people (especially girls), rape victims, and the poor. Invoked for the grace of mercy and forgiveness. Canonized by Pope Pius XII on June 24, 1950. Maria Goretti was born in Corinaldo, Italy, the third of seven children.

  4. Jul 5, 2022 · “Maria Goretti, now a saint, was my good angel whom God placed in my path to save me. Her words both of rebuke and forgiveness are still imprinted in my heart. ... Goretti is the patron saint of ...

  5. Jul 6, 2022 · Saint of the Day for July 6. (October 16, 1890 – July 6, 1902) 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 ...

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  7. Jul 6, 2011 · Saint of the day: St. Maria Goretti - Catholic News Agency. Tuesday, July 16, 2024. ... Her feast day is celebrated by the Church on July 6, and she is the patron saint of purity, rape victims ...

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