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    • Rita of Cascia

    15th-century Italian Augustinian nun and saint

    "Saint Rita" redirects here. For the 2004 biographical film, see Saint Rita (film).

    Saint


    Rita of Cascia, O.S.A.

    Portrait of St.

    Rita, detail of the chest that contained the body, Sanctuary of Cascia.

    Born1381
    Roccaporena, Perugia, Papal States
    Died22 May 1457 (aged 75–76)
    Cascia, Perugia, Papal States
    Venerated inCatholic Church
    Beatified1626 by Pope Urban VIII
    Canonized24 May 1900, St.

    Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo XIII

    Major shrineBasilica of Santa Rita da Cascia, Cascia, Perugia, Italy
    Feast22 May
    AttributesForehead wound, rose, bees, grape vine
    PatronageLost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers
    ControversySpousal abuse, feud, family honor, loneliness

    Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; 1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun.

    After Rita's husband died, she