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  1. 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, the Serenellis.

  2. 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. Shop St. Maria Goretti.

  3. Jul 3, 2024 · 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 Maria in 1950.

  4. Jul 5, 2022 · When Goretti declared that she would rather die, Serenelli stabbed her 14 times. After being rushed to a hospital, she underwent surgery without anesthesia. She died the following day.

  5. Jul 6, 2024 · When Maria was nine, her father died, and her mother and siblings threw themselves into work to feed the family. Maria kept house, cooked and watched her baby sister. It was a hard life. There was no time for school, for the family was too busy trying to survive.

  6. Jul 6, 2022 · She died about 24 hours after the attack. Alessandro was sentenced to 30 years in prison. For a long time he was unrepentant and surly. One night he had a dream or vision of Maria gathering flowers and offering them to him. His life changed. When he was released after 27 years, his first act was to beg the forgiveness of Maria’s mother.

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  8. How did Saint Maria Goretti die? She was attacked and stabbed by a young man named Alessandro Serenelli. She died from her injuries the next day, on July 6, 1902.