Saint rita de cascia biography examples

15th-century Italian Augustinian nun and saint

"Saint Rita" redirects here. For the 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.
Born	Roccaporena, Perugia, Papal States
Died	22 May (aged&#;75&#;76) Cascia, Perugia, Papal States
Venerated&#;in	Catholic Church
Beatified	by Pope Urban VIII
Canonized	24 May , St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo XIII
Major shrine	Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia, Cascia, Perugia, Italy
Feast	22 May
Attributes	Forehead wound, rose, bees, grape vine
Patronage	Lost and impossible causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, mothers
Controversy	Spousal abuse, feud, family honor, loneliness

Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; – 22 May ), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun.

After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who lat