Certainly Goretti's murderer was alive at the time of her canonization, though
I believe he was not many years older than she at the time of the rape and
assault.
BTW, Carolyn, 19 Aug. is also the feast of St Magnus, martyr!
JCP
On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Thomas Izbicki wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, CA. Muessig wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:27:56 +0100 (BST)
> > From: "CA. Muessig" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: FEAST 19 August
> >
> > Today, 19 August, is the feast of ...
> >
> >
> > *Louis of Anjou, bishop of Toulouse (1297): Grand-nephew of Louis IX of
> > France. Pope John XXII canonized him at Avignon in 1317, at which ceremony
> > Louis's mother was present. (Are there any other saints whose parents were
> > present at their canonizations?)
> >
> Were Maria Goretti's parents still alive when she was canonized in 1950?
> She was born in 1890 & murdered at ae 17, so it is theoretically possible.
>
> Tom Izbicki
>
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