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Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (October 4, 1922 - April 28, 1962) was an Italian pediatrician, wife and mother who is best known for refusing an abortion to end her gestation, despite warnings that with her quaternary baby may defeat her. She died seven days when redeeming her kid. She was canonized by Pope John Paul II on May 16, 2004.

Lifestyle
She participated within every day eucharistic adoration, for an hour every day, sustaining her married man.

Quote
"If you must choose between me and the baby, no hesitation; choose -and I demand it- the baby, Save him!"

The Society of Blessed Gianna Beretta Molla
Web site dedicated to Bl. Gianna as a model of holiness for our age. Biography, quotes, information on her beatification.

Gianna Beretta Offered Life for Her Child
Article on the beatification of Gianna Beretta Molla, from the April 27, 1994 edition of L'Osservatore Romano.

For All the Saints
Biographical profile of Bl. Gianna Beretta Molla draws on the article in L'Osservatore Romano.