St. Maria Goretti Feast Day, she forgave all those who wronged her

St. Maria Goretti Born on October 16 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Ancona Province in Italy. Maria Goretti was beatified by Pope Pius XII in a ceremony at Saint Peter's Basilica on April 27, 1947. Saint Maria is called a martyr because she fought against Alessandro's attempts at sexual sin; however, the most important aspects of her story are how she forgave her attacker - her concern for her enemy extending even beyond death - and the miracle her forgiveness produced in his life.