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The Sainte-Rita Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel located at 65 Boulevard de Clichy in the 9th arrondissement of Paris [1] opposite the Moulin Rouge. [2] Dedicated to Saint Rita of Cascia, the patron saint of lost causes, the chapel was inaugurated in 1956 to serve the prostitutes of the Pigalle, [1] then a busy red-light district.
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.
The St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission is a historic building in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States. Built in 1899 as Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Faulkner Street, it was relocated to 314 Duss Street in 1956 to serve as a Catholic Mission to the African-American community. [2] Today, it is the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum. [3]
The Sisters of Saint Rita are a Roman Catholic religious institute. They were founded in 1911 by Father Hugolinus Dach, an Augustinian priest in Würzburg , Germany. Originally developed as a lay group to care for families, in 1917 the Sisters took the habit, and started to say the daily Marian office.
TODAY show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie explains how her new book on faith, "Mostly What God Does," came about and what she hopes readers — and her children — take away from it.
A related society is the Prayer Book Society of Canada. There are additional groups in Britain and Australia. The late Peter Toon was formerly the President of the Society. The current President is the Revd Gavin Dunbar, Rector of St John's Church in Savannah, Georgia.
Mother Rita Barcelo y Pages (20 April 1843 - 14 May 1904) was the Spanish foundress of the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation. She was the sister of Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages , who was the cofounder of the community.
Rita Lopes de Almeida (religious name Rita Amada de Jesus, [1] 5 March 1848 – 6 January 1913), was a Portuguese religious sister and the founder of the Sisters of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. She was called "Apostle of the Rosary , Apostle of the Eucharist , [and] Apostle of the Family" [ 1 ] and one of the greatest Christian teachers of her time.