Maria Goretti died on July 6, 1902, and was buried on July 8 in Nettuno, according to the website. In 1935 “information gathering” for canonization began.

St. Maria Goretti was a simple farm girl who was murdered on July 6, 1902. She is a saint and is considered a martyr of purity.

From here the Pilgrimage of Mercy goes to Detroit, Michigan but there is still time to see Maria Goretti. St. Peter's will have mass at 7 p.m and you can visit until 10 p.m. tonight.

St. Maria Goretti (1890-1902) was unusual at the time of her canonization and remains — as holiness always is — a sign of contradiction today. She was canonized in 1950.

The relics of St. Maria Goretti are on display in Dallas is part of a nationwide pilgrimage to usher in the church's Holy Year of Mercy -- which, in March, Pope Francis declared would begin on Dec. 8.

Maria Goretti, who died July 6, 1902 at 11-years old, became a saint June 24, 1950 and, according to Martins, has produced her share of miracles and was known as the wonder worker, he said.

On Sunday, the relics will be at St. Scholastica Church, 8201 W. Outer Drive, just west of the Southfield Freeway, in Detroit. There is a 10 a.m. mass with public veneration until 11 p.m.