Saint of the Day: Maria Goretti

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St. Maria Goretti
Feast Day: July 6
This young martyr was born to poor farmers in Italy.After her father’s death, Maria was in charge of the household while her mother worked in the

St. Maria Goretti
St. Maria Goretti

fields.
When she was alone at age 11, a young man named Alessandro tried to rape Maria. She resisted and he stabbed her several times then fled.
On her deathbed, she forgave Alessandro and hoped God would as well.
Alessandro was sentenced to prison, where he expressed remorse after Maria appeared to him in a dream with a bouquet of lilies.