I think it’s worthwhile today to remember the Sixteen Martyrs of Carmel of Compiegne in France. These eleven nuns, three lay sisters and two externs were killed by the order of the Committee for Public Safety, an agency of the National Convention of Revolutionary France. They were murdered in a […]
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St. Maria Goretti’s Martyrdom & Legacy of Forgiveness
In Nettuno, Italy, discover the full story of St. Maria Goretti’s Martyrdom and act of mercy in forgiving her murderer, Alessandro Serrenelli.
Maria Goretti was canonized in the presence of her Mother and siblings in Saint Peter’s Square on July 6, 1950. Pope Pius XII proclaimed her the patron saint of chastity and victims of sexual violence.