Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church

Maria Goretti

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Subject	Maria Goretti
Category	Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church
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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. Her father died when she was nine, and the family had to share a house with another family, the Serenellis. She took over household duties while her mother and siblings worked in the fields.

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