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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.
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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.
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A miracle involving roses occurred to Saint Rita of Cascia. The winter before the end of her life, a cousin visited her and asked her if she desired anything from her old home at Roccaporena. Saint Rita responded by asking for a rose and a fig from the garden. It was January and her cousin did not expect to find anything due to the snowy weather.
A body was found inside a home following a fire in South Carolina, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office. The fire happened Friday night at a home in the 500 block of John Nunn Highway ...
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In honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, one Spanish village has a controversial way of celebrating him: riding horses through fire.