Casa Natale di Santa Maria Goretti

Why it matters

The farmhouse in Pregiagna, outside Corinaldo, is associated with the birth of Maria Goretti on 16 October 1890. The modest rural home preserves furnishings connected with her family and the story of her early life. Goretti was killed in 1902 at the age of eleven and was canonised in 1950.

What to notice

The two-storey farmhouse includes the remains of a stable and a chapel on the ground floor. Upstairs are a dining room with a hearth and the bedroom where Maria Goretti was born. Original furnishings, including the bed, are associated with the household. The surrounding landscape preserves the rural setting in which the family lived.

Context and history

Maria Goretti was baptised in Corinaldo on 17 October 1890. In 1897 her family left the area for the Agro Pontino near Nettuno in search of work. She died after being attacked on 5 July 1902. Goretti was beatified in 1947 and canonised in 1950. The farmhouse became a memorial to her early life and to the rural conditions that shaped the Goretti family's migration.