Maria Goretti (16 October 1890 – 6 July 1902) is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church, and is one of its youngest canonized saints. She was martyred after dying from multiple stab wounds, inflicted by her attempted rapist after she refused him because of love of Jesus and her loyalty to the Ten Commandments.
Goretti was born "Maria Teresa Goretti" on 16 October 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Province of Ancona, then in the Kingdom of Italy....
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Maria Goretti (16 October 1890 – 6 July 1902) is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church, and is one of its youngest canonized saints. She was martyred after dying from multiple stab wounds, inflicted by her attempted rapist after she refused him because of love of Jesus and her loyalty to the Ten Commandments.
Goretti was born "Maria Teresa Goretti" on 16 October 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Province of Ancona, then in the Kingdom of Italy. She was the third out of six children. By the time she was six, her family had become so poor that they were forced to give up their farm, move, and work for other farmers. Soon, Maria's father Luigi became very sick, and died when Maria was nine. While her brother, mother and sisters worked in the fields, Maria would cook, sew, and keep the house clean. It was a hard life, but the family was very close. They shared a deep love for God and the faith. She and her family moved to Le Ferriere, near modern Latina and Nettuno in Lazio, where they...
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