St. Maria Goretti is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church and one of the youngest canonized saints. Maria was born on October 16, 1890, in Corinaldo, Italy. She is the third of seven children of Luigi Goretti and Assunta Carlini. She worked with her parents on a farm along with her five other siblings. Maria had never gone to school so she wasn’t able to read or write. By the time Maria was six, her family had become so poor that they had to give up their farm and move to Ferrier di Conca, near Anzio and work for other farmers. After her family moved, Maria’s father died of malaria when she was nine years old. The family faced more hardships and became even more poor. Maria’s siblings and mother worked in the fields while she sewed …show more content…
She is the patron saint of youth, young women, purity, and victims of rape. Maria was modest, courageous, merciful, and had a deep love for God. The Church honors her because she is an exact role model of what it means to be a true follower of Christ. Maria numerously encountered times of pressure and temptation and even though she had the choice of choosing sin and have sexual relations with Alessandro, she didn’t. She chose the right path and always favored God instead of sin. The Church also honors her because she is a martyr. She died rather than allow her relationship with Jesus to be compromised by giving into a sexual temptation. Maria made many contributions to the Church. A main one being that she is a role model for younger girls. Most people who are saints are older and it makes them seem less relatable. To have someone like Maria Goretti become a saint at such a young age can be a huge inspiration to other girls. It can inspire them to live a life as a nun/sister or even just become a follower of Christ and go to Church more often. It makes them believe that if a girl as young as Maria Goretti can be remembered because of her notable acts and courageousness then they can do it
Barbara Strozzi never married, but, by 1651, she had four children, three reputedly fathered by Giovanni Paolo Vidman, a friend of her father. Strozzi’s last published volume appeared in 1664. The following year she produced a group of songs for Carlo II, Duke of Mantua. Thereafter, little is known of her life. She remained in Venice until May 1677, when she moved to Padua, where, after a short illness, she died in November at the age of 58. (Schwartz, Davis.
Frances Cabrini was born in July 15, 1850 to Agostino Cabrini and Stella Oldini in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardi, Italy. She was one of eleven children born to the Cabrini family and one of the only four children that survived past adolescence. She was born two months premature and was small and weak as a child. These factors, as well as the strong faith of her parents, would have an impact on the rest of her life, mission, and works. Agostino Cabrini, her father, often read Propagation of the Faith to her and the rest of the family. The stories were all about the missions in China and from a young age, Frances desired to become a missionary. By the age of eighteen, Frances knew that she wanted to be a nun, however; her weak health stood in the way. She could not join the Sacred Heart of Jesus. So instead, in 1863, Frances enrolled as a boarding student at the Normal School in Arluno with the intentions of becoming a schoolteacher. The school was directed by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. Frances lived at the school for five years, residing in the convent with the nuns. Frances was elated to live with the nuns and to share a faith-centered life with them. She graduated from the Normal School in 1868 with a degree in teaching.
Frances Xavier Cabrini was born two months prematurely on July 15, 1850 in the providence of Lombardy, northern Italy. She specifically was born in Santa’ Angelo Lodigiano, which is in the providence of Lombardy. Cabrini growing up was the tenth of eleven brothers and sisters. Out of all of mother Cabrini’s sibling only four survived past adolescence. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s spirituality stemmed from the word and example her parents demonstrated as a child. Her father told her many stories while she was child of these great mi...
born to the Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, the Holy Roman Emperor. She lived a carefree
Siena, a town located in the heart of the “boot” of Italy is stationed just over forty miles south of Florence. This city claimed the Virgin Mary as their patron saint praying to her for protection and the keeping of peace. Siena’s nickname was “Vetusta Civitas Virgins” which means “The Ancient City of the Virgin.” Therefore creating Mary as the main focus of the Maestà was not even questionable in Duccio’s large-scale masterpiece. Even today, many pray to the iconography of Mary as seen in the portable Catholic rosaries of the majestic virgin. Majesty translates to Maestà in Italian. It was named this because it beheld the Virgin in majesty reflecting the high regards of Mary during that time.
St. Francis of Assisi was born in Umbria in the year 1182. He was a child every father hoped for, he was filled with life, a determined and courageous individual. He was gifted with rather good looks, qualities that attracted friends and a gift of leadership. His father was an extremely wealthy merchant in Assisi. But this son, his favourite, was the one who broke Peter Bernardone’s heart. The boy turned on his father, and in a vicious event that eventually resulted into a public scene. St. Francis of Assisi stepped away from his father, his business and left his father in a state of immense emotional suffering.
Teresa Sánchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada lived in Avila, Spain where she was born in 1515 and lived during the Reformation until her death at age 67. She was canonized in 1622, forty years after her death. St. Teresa's grandmother was forced to be converted from a Jew into a Christian during the Inquisition. Without her grandmother’s conversion, St. Teresa would never have become a Christian saint. Her parents were Godly people and showed tremendous integrity.
Blessed Raymond of Capua. The Life of Saint Catherine of Siena . Trans. George Lamb. New York: P.J. Kennedy and Sons, 1960.
It is interesting to me that a girl of just sixteen could have such an enormous impact. Her patriotism to her country and her unbelievable deep faith is something to be admired. I feel Joan of Arc was a true Saint sent by God to save France from England. God used a child to do his will because of her pure heart. Her victories stand out more to me because of her age and she was a woman. These two elements combined would have made it impossible for France to listen to her, but by God’s will she was able to accomplish much for her country.
If Dorothy Day is ever canonized, the record of who she was, what she was like and what she did is too complete and accessible for her to be hidden. She will be the patron saint not only of the homeless and those who try to care for them but also of people who lose their temper. One of the miracles of Dorothy's life is that she remained part of a conflict-torn community for nearly a half a century. Still more remarkable, she remained a person of hope and gratitude to the end. Many voices are in support of the canonization process as well, citing Dorothy Day's life as an example that has inspired them to prayer and action for social justice. Her faithfulness to the Gospel, living the "preferential option for the poor" and showing that a lay person can achieve heroic virtue are oft...
I chose Saint Catherine of Alexandria because I think she is an amazing role model. She has done a lot of brave things to keep teaching the faith, and I will try to be like her but in a more modern way. She also died a virgin and martyr, and she is the patroness of philosophers and preachers. Because she is patroness to philosophers and preachers, she is often shown with a quill in her hand. St. Catherine is also pictured with a wheel because she was tied to a spiked wheel, and when it broke, she was beheaded. Her feast day is November 25. Nothing is said about when she was beatified or when she became a saint, except that she was canonized during the pre-Congregation period. I think Saint Catherine of Alexandria deserves to be a saint, and
St. Francis of Assisi was considered to be a magnificent man. He had a very appealing way of life that people now know and talk about everyday. When learning many new items and discoveries about St. Francis, I accomplished better knowledge about him. This paper will describe the life of St. Francis in depth talking about his early life, his imprisonment and turning towards God, and his works and teachings.
Many different people and events influenced Mother Teresa to becoming a figurehead of charity around the globe but one of the first were her parents. Mother Teresa’s father was wealthy so Mother Teresa’s mother would bring her along to distribute supplies such as food, medicine, clothes, and money to the poor in the cities’ worst neighborhoods. Mother Teresa’s parents would make sure to give anybody who asked food and money. When her father died expectantly, Mother Teresa became more religious and she started spending more and more of her free time in the church. Every year Mother Teresa’s family made the pilgrimage to pray at the statue of the Madonna of Letnice. At the age of twelve while she was praying she heard the voice of God calling her to Him and to the service of her neighbors.
Joan of Arc sacrificed her entire life for what she believed in; standing by what she knew was the truth to her even if it meant death. In 1920 she became an official saint, and is now canonized with the same saints she had claimed to speak with. Before this happened her reputation did have to undergo a rehabilitation process.
The profession of nursing during the time of Saint Fabiola centered around works of mercy. Christ and his disciples had paved the way for a nursing profession in which people performed acts of kindness without expecting anything in return. Many times, it was women of higher class positions who served as matrons for the sick in their community. It was men who often acted as physicians and in case of war, monks and Christian knights provided care for the soldiers (Cherry and Jacob, pg. 7). There was little