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  1. La Cascina Antica (right), the Goretti home (currently under the care of the Passionist sisters) 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.

    • July 6 (General Roman Calendar & Passionist Calendar)
  2. April 27, 1947: Maria is beatified. June 24, 1950: Maria is declared a saint by Pope Pius XII in St. Peter’s Square. Having died at the age of 11, she is the youngest canonized saint in the Catholic Church’s long and storied history. The attendance at her canonization exceeded one half million souls, the largest of any canonization up to ...

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  4. 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 Province in Italy, her farmworker father moved his family to Ferrier di Conca, near Anzio.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Apr 29, 2023 · Up to his dying day, he credited her for his redemption, often saying, “Maria’s forgiveness saved me.”. St. Maria Goretti died for love of God and hatred of evil. She lived an ordinary life, yet her faith and love for God were extraordinary. Maria was declared a martyr and, in her mother’s presence, Venerable Pope Pius XII canonized ...

  7. Jul 5, 2017 · St. Maria Goretti was born in 1890, one of six children from an impoverished farming family in Corinaldo, Italy. In 1899 her father, Luigi Goretti, moved the family to Le Ferriere di Conca, 40 miles from Rome, to work as a sharecropper. In exchange for farming work, the Goretti's lived in the landowner's abandoned factory on the property.

  8. Jul 6, 2023 · Maria, who was not quite twelve years old, was stabbed fourteen times with a dagger by a pornography-addicted young man. She died the next day at the hospital. It’s a stirring story of a strong child. The background of the Goretti story adds texture to her martyrdom. The outcome exemplifies a confidence in the Lord and defines purity of heart.

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