Antonia Mesina
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Antonia Mesina (21 June 1919 ā 17 May 1935) was a 15 year old Italian Roman Catholic and part of Catholic Action. Mesina was murdered in mid-1935 after she attempted to fend off a would-be rapist and suffered 74 strikes with a stone before she died.[1][2] She was beatified in 1987.
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Antonia Mesina | |
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Virgin and martyr | |
Born | 21 June 1919 Orgosolo, Sardinia |
Died | 17 May 1935(1935-05-17) (aged 15) Orgosolo, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 4 October 1987, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 17 May |
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