Resurrectionist Father Frank Phillips, pastor of St. John Cantius Parish, incenses the relics of St. Maria Goretti on Oct. 12. The parish expected to host as many as 20,000 visitors during the 24 hours that the relics of the saint were there. The relics, which include most of the Italian child saint's skeleton, are encased in a wax statue that is enclosed in a glass casket. The youngest canonized saint, the 11-year-old Maria Goretti died July 6, 1902, after being stabbed numerous times in an attempted rape.
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