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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