Antonia Mesina
Italian martyr and Blessed
About Antonia Mesina
Lived 1919 – 1935 (aged 15). Antonia Mesina was an Italian.
Antonia Mesina (21 June 191917 May 1935) was a 15 year old Italian Roman Catholic and part of Catholic Action. Mesina was murdered in mid-1935 after she attempted to fend off a would-be rapist and suffered 74 strikes with a stone before she died. She was beatified in 1987.
Life Antonia Mesina was born in Orgosolo on 21 June 1919 as the second of ten children born to the poor policeman Agostino Mesina and Grazia Rubanu. She was baptized in the local parish church of Saint Peter.
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Who was Antonia Mesina?
Italian martyr and Blessed (1919–1935)
When was Antonia Mesina born?
Antonia Mesina was born on 21 June 1919 in Orgosolo.
When did Antonia Mesina die?
Antonia Mesina died on 17 May 1935 in Orgosolo.
What nationality was Antonia Mesina?
Antonia Mesina was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Antonia Mesina. https://biography.guide/antonia-mesina/
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