num_pages: 86
description: The beautiful true story of the 12-year-old girl who in 1902 died a martyr to preserve her purity. Describes her virtuous life poverty holiness valiant resistance heroic and lingering death conversion of her murderer and canonization in 1950 with her mother her murderer and over 500000 present. This is the famous popular classic biography! This is a good book to read to children so they have someone worthwhile to imitate. By having Maria put before them as a model they will learn to appreciate the virtue of purity. For a child to imitate the saints he or she must first love them -- which in turn requires knowing them. Get your children acquainted with one of the greatest saints of the twentieth century!
language: English
title: St. Maria Goretti: In Garments All Red
publisher: TAN Books