Maria Goretti

Saint Maria Goretti (born Ancona, Italy, 1890-1902) is a Roman Catholic saint. She died of stab wounds when she was 11 after an attempted rape, when she refused to submit to her attacker's demands. She is canonizated and remembered in the Catholic church on July 6.

Other websites
Biography at Catholic online

Category:Christian saints
Category:1890 births
Category:1902 deaths
Category:People from Ancona