The Sister was killed in June 2000 at the age of 61 by three girls in Chiavenna, Italy. Some people believe that they were possessed by demons due to the brutality of the attack. Yet, the Popes previous exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, does not believe they were possesed but instead influenced by Satan. After the investigation, he was proven correct Sister Mainetti was killed as a part of a Satanic Ritual.
Sister Maria Laura Mainetti was born August 20, 1939 in the small town Villatico di Colico near Lake Como in 1939 as Teresina Elsa Mainetti. At the age of 18 she made a decision of faith and joined Sisters of the Cross. At the age of 45 she decided to move intothe French congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Saint Andrew convent in Chiavenna and became the Abbesses. During this time she was well known for her socail and charitable commitment to the less fortunate around her. Specifically to the struggling and forgotten youth as well as the poor. She was known as a woman who contained unconditional love of the less fortunate and everyone saw Christ through her efforts to comfort them. She was always there whenever she was needed no matter what time of day it was and for whoever.
Unfortunately, this is what lead to her tragic death. Three underaged teen girls, Milena De Giambattista, Ambra Gianasso, and Veronica Pietrobelli, called the Sister luring her out at around 10pm with a phone call. They claimed a young girl was impregnated by her rapist and they needed her advice and help. These late night meetings with the youths was not unusual for her and her abscence late at night was not a surprise. She would often spend all night talking with and helping any people in need. It was not until her body was discovered the next day that the Sisters back at the convent realized something seriously went wrong.
Amorth, G., Stimamiglio, S., & Fasi, C. J. (2016). An exorcist explains the demonic: The antics of satan and his army of fallen angels. Sophia Institute Press.
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