Not Violated: Blessed Antonia Mesina

     "Antonia Mesina (June 21, 1919-May 17, 1935) was a 15 year old Italian Roman Catholic and member of Catholic Action. Mesina was murdered in mid-1935 after she attempted to fend off a would-be rapist, who struck her 74 times with a stone before she died....

    Mesina set off for Mass one morning with a friend and after that went to gather firewood in mid-1935 when 19 year old Giovanni Ignazio Catigu attacked her and tried to rape her. Her friend screamed and ran off to find help. 

    Mesina managed to escape twice, but on her third attempt he knocked her down. Mesina defended herself and Catigu murdered her because she resisted his violence, striking her with a rock 74 times. 

    Mesina's remains were examined after her death and it was found that she had not been violated during or after Catigu's violent attack. His last blow smashed her skull and disfigured her face."

                                             "Antonia Messina", Wikipedia


    "At autopsy, the doctors determined that Antonia's body had not been sinfully violated."

                                    "Blessed Antonia Messina, Virgin & Martyr"


An adult man terrifying Antonia, chasing & knocking her to the ground, groping & restraining & pounding her 15 year old body with a rock 73 times before inflicting a final blow which smashed her skull and disfigured her face to be virtually unrecognizable:

 = Not violated.

= Blessed.

    Because, as verified by a final medical invasion of her precious shattered body, the only part of it with sacred worth remained intact. 

     

    Photos of Antonia & her grave.                                 

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