Maria Goretti

Thousands visit human remains of youngest Catholic saint near Chicago

By Reuters — October 15, 2015
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (Reuters) The skeleton of Maria Goretti, an 11-year-old girl who was stabbed to death during an attempted rape in 1902, was encased in a wax statue lying inside a clear glass coffin. Viewers waited for hours to approach the display, and many were moved to tears.
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