1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Maria ▁Ass unta ▁P all otta ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁as ▁Ass unta ▁Maria ▁to ▁Luigi ▁P all otta ▁and ▁E uf ras ia ▁Cas ali ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁female ▁children . ▁She ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁( in ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Ass unta ▁Maria ▁Liber ata ) ▁and ▁was ▁confirmed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁two ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 0 ; ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁Conf irm ation ▁from ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁As coli ▁Pic eno ▁Bart ol ome o ▁Ort ol ani . ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six ▁where ▁she ▁learned ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁write ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁a ▁formal ▁education . ▁She ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁reached ▁eleven ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁her ▁father ▁had ▁left ▁for ▁work ▁purposes ▁and ▁left ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁bread w inner ▁of ▁the ▁household . ▁P all otta ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁mother ▁manage ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁to ▁raise ▁her ▁brothers . ▁In ▁test imon ies ▁for ▁her ▁beat ification ▁people ▁re called ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁animated ▁when ▁given ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁teach ▁others ▁about ▁religious ▁issues ▁but ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁a ▁solemn ▁child ▁who ▁maintained ▁pen