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Saint Gianna Beretta Molla: A Woman's Life, 1922-1962

An attractive woman. Physician. Mother of four. Enthusiastic downhill skier. Experienced mountain climber. Opera aficionada. Passionate for her husband. Single-minded toward her children. Uncompromising for her patients.In 1962, she made a quiet, heroic choice. In 1994, the Church proclaimed her blessed.

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adult
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short · 140 pages

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