Description
This is a religious item, a St Rita Medal and Prayer, which is presented in a vinyl pouch for protection. The medal is made of gold and is 2.5 cm in diameter. The prayer on the medal is in Italian and reads: "O Holy Saint Rita, pray for us." The saint is depicted with a wound on her forehead and is wearing a black habit of an Augustinian nun. She is also known as the Patron Saint for lost causes and marital problems. The saint is also venerated in the Aglipayan Church and Beatified in 1626 by Pope Urban VIII. She was canonized by Pope Leo XIII in 1900. The saint's feast day is May 22.
St Rita Medal and Prayer in vinyl pouch
St Rita is the Patron Saint for Impossible and lost causes. She is also the patron saint of marital problems and abuse.
2.5cm gold medal
10cm x 5.5cm Holy card
Both presented in a vinyl pouch for protection
A popular religious depiction of Saint Rita during her partial
Stigmata
, though historically inaccurate, she is wearing a black
Augustinian
habit instead of the brown robe and white veil of Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene from the 13th century.
Mother, Widow, Stigmatist, Consecrated Religious
Born
1381
Roccaporena
,
Perugia
,
Umbria
,
Italy
Died
May 22, 1457
Cascia
, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Veneratedin
Roman Catholic Church
Aglipayan Church
Beatified
1626 by
Pope Urban VIII
Canonized
May 24, 1900,
Vatican City
,
Rome
by
Pope Leo XIII
Major
shrine
Cascia
,
Italy
Feast
May 22
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
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