Saint Zita of Lucca
Also known as: Cita; Sita; Citha; Sitha
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 27
Died
April 27, 1272
Canonized
the office in her honour approved by Pope Leo X
Beatified
1652 by Pope Innocent X
Biography
Saint Zita of Lucca, also known as Cita, Sita, Citha, or Sitha, was born in 1218 in Bozzanello, Monte Sagrate, Tuscany, Italy. She was born into a very poor but devoutly religious family, and from a young age, Zita displayed a strong sense of piety and charitable nature. At the age of twelve, Zita entered into the service of the wealthy Fainelli family in Lucca, Italy....
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