St. Maria Goretti
At 11 years old, St. Maria Goretti fought off her would-be rapist, Alessandro Serenelli, who in his anger stabbed her 14 times. She died a martyr of chastity, forgiving Serenelli on her deathbed. In prison, she appeared to Alessandro, effecting his conversion. Upon his release, he begged her mother for forgiveness and lived out his days working as a gardener at a Capucin monastery, eventually being accepted as a lay brother.
Basilica of Our Lady of Graces and St. Maria Goretti
In Italian, Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie e Santa Maria Goretti. The church houses the remains of St. Maria Goretti, and what is believed to be the statue of Our Lady of Grace. The remains of St. Maria Goretti lie in the crypt beneath the basilica. The bones are encased in a wax statue; she is not incorrupt. The church contains a statue called Our Lady of Grace, which may be the original statue from Ipswich. Our Lady of Ipswich, along with Our Lady of Walsingham, was one of the largest pilgrimage sites in England up until the Reformation. During this period, Our Lady of Grace may have been smuggled to Italy. In modern times, the faithful hold a procession with the statue on the first Saturday each May.
Birthplace of St. Maria Goretti
Here St. Maria Goretti was born on October 16, 1890.
Church of St. Francis, Corinaldo
This was the Gorettis' parish church when they lived in Corinaldo. Here Luigi and Assunta Goretti were married and St. Maria Goretti baptized. The font where she was baptized is still preserved in the church.
Diocesan Sanctuary of St. Maria Goretti
This church is the final resting place for St. Maria Goretti's mother, Assunta, and her repentant murderer, Alessandro Serenelli. There is also a relic of Maria's arm here.
Goretti House
Here St. Maria Goretti lived with her family and where she was martyred, stabbed by Alessandro Serenelli. She died the next day in a hospital in Nettuno. Today it is a museum.
St. Maria Goretti Tent of Pardon (Tenda del Perdono)
The "Tent of Pardon" is the site where, [according to the National Catholic Register](https://www.ncregister.com/blog/in-the-footsteps-of-st-maria-goretti), St. Maria Goretti lay dying in Nettuno. It was here that she forgave her murderer, and may also be the place of her death.
Statue of St. Maria Goretti
A statue of St. Maria Goretti in Nettuno, the town where she died.