Her husband, Paolo Mancini, was known to be a rich, quick-tempered, immoral man, who had many enemies in the region of Cascia. Her parents arranged her marriage, a common practice at the time, despite her repeated requests to be allowed to enter a convent of religious sisters. She was married at age twelve to a nobleman named Paolo Mancini. Īccording to pious accounts, Rita was originally pursued by a notary named Gubbio but she resisted his offer. Her parents, Antonio and Amata Ferri Lotti, were known to be noble, charitable persons, who gained the epithet Conciliatori di Cristo (English: Peacemakers of Christ). She was affectionately called Rita, the short form of her baptismal name. Margherita Lotti was born in 1381 in the city of Roccaporena, a small suburb of Cascia (near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy) where various sites connected with her are the focus of pilgrimages. Her body, which Augustinians believe to be incorrupt, remains in the Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia.Įarly life Sanctuary of Saint Rita at Roccaporena, Italy Basilica of Saint Rita at Cascia At her canonization ceremony, she was bestowed the title of Patroness of Impossible Causes, while in many Catholic countries, Rita came to be known as the patroness of abused wives and heartbroken women. Various miracles are attributed to her intercession, and she is often portrayed with a bleeding wound on her forehead, which is understood to indicate a partial stigmata. Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Ferri Lotti - Mancini (1381 – ), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.Īfter Rita's husband died, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh and for the efficacy of her prayers. Spousal abuse, feud, family honor, loneliness
Lost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers Mother, Widow, Stigmatist, Consecrated Religiousīasilica of Santa Rita da Cascia, Cascia, Italy Portrait of Santa Rita, detail of the chest that contained the body, Sanctuary of Cascia.
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