She herself said that she had baptised Edgardo when she was only 14, a claim that supporters of the Mortara family seized upon as another reason to discount the baptism.
Ia sendiri berkata bahwa ia membaptis Edgardo saat ia baru berusia 14 tahun, sebuah klaim yang para pendukung keluarga Mortara ragukan karena alasan lainnya terkait pembaptisan tersebut.