GIANNA BERETTA MOLLA

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Early life\Childhood

• Tenth of 13 children in her family
• Moved to Bergamo when she was 3
• Part of the St. vincent de paul society as a teen
• Volunteered a lot
• Studied medicine in 1942

About Her

• Born: October 4,1922
• Where: Magenta, Italy
• Canonized May 16,2004 at saint peters square by Pope John Paul II
• She had a hard life since there were so many people in her family

Accomplishments

• Received her diploma in June of 1942
• Opened her own clinic
• Gets engaged
• Gets married

DEATH

• She died due to giving birth
• Had a tumor in her uterus
• Had to give up her life or the babies-she choose her life instead
• This happened during her second pregnancy
• Died: April 28,1962 in magenta italy

Interesting Facts

• Her Shrine is located at Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Warminster in beautiful Bucks County, PA,
• She was beatified during the year of the Family
• There first son was born in 1956
• Last person to be canonized by Pope John Paul II
• She loved nature and outdoors but struggled with her studies