| Young Girl Canonized A Saint - Maria Goretti | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1547 |
| Catalog #: | 350700 | |
| Clip Number: | 350700-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 023-365-05 | |
| Timecode: | 00:41:52 - 00:42:29 | |
| Location: | Rome, Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Religious CROWDS: Spectators LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy, Rome RELIGION: Christianity, Roman Catholic RELIGION: Rituals, Misc | |
| Description: | Shaky, grainy, dark in contrast and imagery Young Girl Canonized A Saint - Maria Goretti Maria Goretti, the twelve-year-old girl who died in 1902 while defending her virtue is canonized as the Martyr Of Purity in a ceremony presided over by Pope Pius. Choked and stabbed to death during a rape attempt on 6 July 1902 at the age of 12 . While in prison for his crime, Allessandro had a vision of Maria. He saw a garden where a young girl, dressed in white, gathered lilies. She smiled, came near him, and encouraged him to accept an armful of the lilies. As he took them, each lily transformed into a still white flame. Maria then disappeared. This vision of Maria led to Alessandro's conversion, and he later testified at her cause for beatification. Canonized 1950 by Pope Pius XII the ceremony was attended by 250,000 including her mother, the only time a parent has witnessed her child's canonization | |
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