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6 July – St Maria Goretti (1890-1902) Virgin and Martyr, known as “Saint Agnes of the 20th Century.”
Born 16 October 1890 at Corinaldo, Ancona, Italy – choked and stabbed to death during a rape attempt on 6 July 1902 at the age of 12.
She was Canonised on 24 June 1950 by Pope Pius XII
The ceremony was attended by 250,000 including her mother, the only time a parent has witnessed her child’s Canonisation.
Patronages – against poverty, against the death of parents, of children, girls, martyrs, poor people, rape victims, young people in general, Children of Mary, Diocese of Albano, Italy, Albano Laziale, Italy (proclaimed on 5 May 1952 by Pope Pius XII), Latina, Italy. Attributes – Fourteen lilies; farmer’s clothing; (occasionally) a knife.
Book Name: Lily of the marshes, the story of Maria Goretti
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