St Rita Medal

Brand	Unbranded
Manufacturer	Unbranded
Model Number	MED168

The St Rita Medal is a small, nickel-plated medal with the image of St Rita of Cascia on one side and the inscription "St Rita Medal" on the other. The patron saint of lost causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, and mothers, St Rita is also the patron saint of mothers who are widows. She is also venerated as a major shrine in the Aglipayan Church. St Rita was canonized in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII and her feast day is May 22.

St Rita Medal
2.5cm long x 1.5cm wide
Nickel plated
Patron Saint of Lost & Impossible Causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse and mothers

Saint Rita of Cascia




Patron Saint of the Impossible, abused wives and widows



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