Maria Goretti
Italian martyr
Maria Teresa Goretti was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. 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,... Wikipedia
Born: October 16, 1890, Corinaldo, Italy
Died: July 6, 1902 (age 11 years), Nettuno, Italy
Place of burial: Santa Maria Goretti
Parents: Assunta Goretti and Luigi Goretti
Feast: 6 July (General Roman Calendar & Passionist Calendar)
Patronage: Forgiveness and Mercy, Victims of rape, crime victims, teenagers, modern youth, Children of Mary
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Maria Teresa Goretti was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. She was born to a farming family.
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 ...
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. Born into poverty, ...
St. Maria Goretti is best known for her commitment to purity and the courageous defence of her faith at the young age of eleven that made her willing to undergo ...
Saint Maria Goretti has captured the love and affection of thousands of people because of the simplicity and purity of her life.
Saint Maria Goretti's short life and tragic death present us with so much more than a tragedy. They present us with hope—hope that even the most hardened sinner ...
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.
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.
Official Prayer to St. Maria Goretti. Oh Saint Maria Goretti who, strengthened by God's grace, did not hesitate even at the age of twelve to shed your blood ...
This visit of the major relics of St. Maria Goretti is an effort on the part of her Basilica Shrine, the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, and Treasures of ...