04/28/2026
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
1922-1962
Feast Day: April 28
Patronage: mothers, physicians, preborn children
St. Gianna was an Italian pediatrician, wife and mother who is best known for refusing both an abortion and a hysterectomy when she was pregnant with her fourth child, despite knowing that continuing with the pregnancy could result in her death. Gianna died a week after giving birth to her child, who was present at her mother’s canonization in 2004.
Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. Link in our bio.
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