(From a pdf article at John114.org.)
Antonietta (nicknamed "Nennolina") Meo, a young girl who fell in love with Jesus and Mary, lived in Rome, Italy during the 1930's. Born on December 15, 1930, she was baptized on the Feast of the Holy Innocents. Her parish church was "Holy Cross in Jerusalem" and her grade school was taught by nuns devoted to the Sacred Heart. She was a model not only of tender affection but also great courage and compassion. She suffered terribly but patiently with cancer from the age of five, lost a leg by amputation, and passed away before her seventh birthday. Her cause for beatification being pursued in the Vatican.
Antonietta began to express her inspirations with little 'love letters' to Jesus when only five and a half years old, at first dictating to her mother and later putting pen to paper herself. She authored many letters over a period of a few months, sometimes several in one day. They are beautiful and inspirational in their warm and affectionate expression of the love of an innocent and pure child's heart.
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The Letters of Antonietta Meo (Translated by Austin Schulz)
Non-FictionWhether you believe in God or not, this is well worth your time. Here entails the life story and prayer letters of the Venerable Antonietta 'Nennolina' Meo (1930-1937): a six-year-old girl whose love for God and understanding of His divine Grace ins...