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Maria Teresa Goretti (Italian: [maˈriːa teˈrɛːza ɡoˈretti]; 16 October 1890 – 6 July 1902) 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. (Full article...)

Attributes: Fourteen lilies; farmer's clothing; (occasionally) a knife
Patronage: Victims of rape, crime victims, teenage girls, modern youth, Children of Mary
See also: Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa