St. Maria Goretti: A Journey into Forgiveness and Redemption - Couverture souple

Livre 2 sur 3: Saint Maria Goretti: Her Life and Times

Thoman, Bret

 
9798541775228: St. Maria Goretti: A Journey into Forgiveness and Redemption
Couverture souple
ISBN 13 : 9798541775228
Editeur : Independently published, 2021

Synopsis

On July 5, 1902, eleven-year-old Maria Goretti was stabbed after resisting assault. As she lay dying, she forgave her attacker and expressed her desire that he one day be with her in Heaven. Her words transformed tragedy into one of the most powerful testimonies of forgiveness in modern Christian history.

In St. Maria Goretti: A Journey into Forgiveness and Redemption, Bret Thoman presents a deeply researched and carefully reconstructed account of Maria’s life, death, and enduring legacy. Drawing from updated Italian sources and original archival material, he offers an English-language biography that goes beyond devotional summaries to illuminate the historical, cultural, and spiritual world in which she lived.

This book also examines the life of Alessandro Serenelli, whose crime altered both their destinies. Rather than reducing him to a caricature of evil, Thoman explores his troubled upbringing, family instability, and eventual conversion. Through visits to the key locations in their story — including the villages of their birth and the Capuchin friary where Alessandro spent his final decades — and interviews with friars who personally knew him, the author brings rare insight into the mystery of repentance and grace.

With a foreword by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, a devoted admirer of Maria Goretti, this work presents a balanced and comprehensive portrait of martyrdom, justice, forgiveness, and redemption.

Whether you are newly discovering St. Maria Goretti or seeking a deeper understanding of her witness, this biography invites you to contemplate the transforming power of mercy.

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Éditeur
Independently published
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798541775228
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
147
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