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Saint Maria Goretti (October 16, 1890 – July 6, 1902) is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest canonized saints.[1] She was born to a farming family. Her father died when she was nine, and they had to share a house with another family, the Serenellis. Maria took over household duties while her mother, brothers, and sister worked in the fields. Patron: Victims of rape, Crime victims, teenage girls, modern youth, Children of Mary Feast Day: July 6   <iframe style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=catholiclink02-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1618907549&asins=1618907549&linkId=8462592ce340e176f2565d605a461732&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true"></iframe> <iframe style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=catholiclink02-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0895556154&asins=0895556154&linkId=793049ac3768d4872033429fefecf3a5&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true"></iframe>   <!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":37665,"width":773,"height":276,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":"is-style-default"} --> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-default"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=65U272AM2E6TU"><img src="https://catholic-link.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Inspired-by-Catholic-Link.org_-Donate-Now-to-Help-Us-Keep-Serving-1030x368.jpg" alt="Catholic-Link Donations donate donation donor" class="wp-image-37665" width="773" height="276"/></a></figure></div> <!-- /wp:image -->   *Amazon Affiliate links help the ministry of Catholic-Link at no additional cost to you! Thank you!