Q: Most new saints are either priests or women who belonged to religious communities. Which of the most recent saints is a wife and a mother?
A: That would be St. Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962), a surgeon who was canonized in 2004. She and her husband had four children. Gianna, who refused to have a complete hysterectomy late in her pregnancy, died shortly after the birth of her daughter Gianna Emmanuela. Her husband, Peter, their son and two surviving daughters attended the canonization.
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