Tittle : Rita of Cascia
collection : church of mediocre saints
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born Margherita Lotti (1381 – 22 May 1457), rita was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's vicious husband died in a brawl, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh and for the efficacy of her prayers.
Various miracles are attributed to her intercession, and she is often portrayed with a bleeding wound on her forehead, which is understood to indicate a partial stigmata.
Pope Leo XIII canonized Rita on 24 May 1900. Her feast day is celebrated on 22 May. she was bestowed the title of Patroness of Impossible Causes, while in many Catholic countries, Rita came to be known as the patroness of abused wives, heartbroken women. bad marriages and alopecia .
Her incorrupt body remains in the Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia.
