- Rita of Cascia - Wikipedia
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 joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh [1] and for the efficacy of her prayers
- Saint Rita of Cascia — The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia
Baptized in the church of Saint Augustine in Cascia, Rita became acquainted with the local Augustinian nuns of Saint Mary Magdalene Monastery and was attracted to their way of life
- St. Rita of Cascia - Saints Angels - Catholic Online
She died on May 22 at Cascia, and many miracles were reported instantly Canonized in 1900, she is honored in Spain as La Santa de los Impossibles and elsewhere as a patron saint of hopeless causes
- St. Rita of Cascia: A Patron for Impossible Causes
Today is the feast of St Rita of Cascia, and her intercession has seen many great and seemingly impossible miracles Born Margherita Lotti in 1381 to aged parents who rejoiced to finally have a child after years of infertility, Rita grew up as an only child in a devout home
- St. Rita of Cascia: The Saint of the Impossible
St Rita of Cascia, known as the "Saint of Impossible Causes," endured an abusive marriage, the violent death of her husband, and the loss of her sons before entering religious life
- Saint Rita of Cascia - My Catholic Life!
Saint Rita is known as the patron saint of impossible causes, in part, because of the difficult marriage she endured with such love Her husband was said to have been an angry and cruel man, who was mentally, emotionally, and even physically violent toward her
- St. Rita of Cascia – Nothing is impossible to God!
Nothing is impossible to God! This site is dedicated to St Rita of Cascia The main purpose is to bring attention to her saintly life and promote devotion and intercession of her prayers St Rita is such a powerful saint on many accounts, her life as a wife, mother, nun, peacemaker and forgiver should be an inspiration to us all
- St. Rita of Cascia, Agostinian - Vatican News
At the age of 36, she asks to be welcomed by the Augustinian nuns of the Monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena of Cascia, but her request is rejected: the religious, perhaps, feared the entrance of Rita - a widow of a murdered man - whose presence might have jeopardized the security of their community
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