Margaret of Cortona
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This article is about the Italian penitent. For other Saints named Margaret, see Saint Margaret (disambiguation).
Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 22 February 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonised in 1728.
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Margaret of Cortona | |
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Tender of Sick, Monastic | |
Born | c. 1247 Laviano, Italy |
Died | 22 February 1297 (aged 49–50) Cortona, Italy |
Venerated in | Catholic Church, Episcopal Church (United States) |
Canonized | 16 May 1728 by Pope Benedict XIII |
Feast | 22 February, 16 May |
Patronage | reformed prostitutes; people battling temptation, sexual especially; falsely accused people; homeless people; insanity; orphans; mental illness; mentally ill people; midwives; single mothers; people whose piety is ridiculed; single laywomen; the third child |
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She is the patroness saint of reformed prostitutes; the falsely accused, hoboes, homeless, insane, orphaned, mentally ill, midwives, penitents, single mothers, stepchildren, and tramps.