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Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia

Saint Rita of Cascia

Also known as: Margarita of Cascia; Rita La Abogada de Imposibles; Saint of the Impossible

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

May 22

Died

May 22, 1457

Canonized

24 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII

Beatified

19 October 1626 by Pope Urban VIII

Religious Order

Augustinian

Biography

Saint Rita of Cascia, also known as Margarita of Cascia and the "Saint of the Impossible," was born in 1386 in Roccaparena, Umbria, Italy. She was the daughter of Antonio and Amata Lotti, who were known as the Peacemakers of Jesus. Rita's parents had her late in life and from her early youth, she showed a strong interest in religious life, frequently visiting the Augustinian nuns at Cascia.

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