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Antonia Mesina
Italian martyr and Blessed (1919–1935)
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Feast: 17 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
21 June 1919
verified
Died
1935
verified
Beatified
4 October 1987
by John Paul II
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
Antonia Mesina, the second of ten children of a rural guard, was born at Orgosolo, Sardinia, on 21 June 1919. She grew up in the girls' youth of Catholic Action.
At sixteen she defended her chastity to the death.
The miracles
As a martyr, beatified without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A girl of Catholic Action who chose death rather than consent to sin.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Antonia Mesina
- Wikidata Q2608376 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antonia Mesina (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.