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Orphaned With Religious Fervor

The real Maria has quite an interesting backstory. Maria was born on a train but unfortunately lost her parents by the time she was ten years old. The young orphan was then sent to an uncle who was very violent, leading Maria to escape from him.

She gravitated to the Catholic church. Thrust into a teaching role, she intended to become a nun until her path was inextricably waylaid by the von Trapp Family. You’ll read more about that next.