Santa Rita de Cássia was born in Italy on May 22, 1381, in the Umbrian region, in a place called Roca Porena. His parents, António and Amada Mancini, already elderly, begged God for a son to come. Little Margherita was born, hence her abbreviation: Rita. Educated, with great Christian care, Rita spent her childhood and youth, helping her parents in the fields. Newborn and always placed in a basket, which sometimes acted as a cradle in the field, she was once found surrounded by white bees that rested on her face, without hurting her. As a young man he married Paulo Fernando, they had two children: João Tiago and Paulo Maria. Her husband, who was strong and angry, mistreated her many times. Rita, thanks to her kindness and her prayers, managed to convert him to God. He died murdered, a victim of political struggles at the time. The young children wanted to avenge their father's death. Rita, preferring to see them dead than transgressing divine law, asked God to take them ...
SAINT RITA DE CASSIA
Santa Rita de Cássia was born in Italy on May 22, 1381, in the Umbrian region, in a place called Roca Porena. His parents, António and Amada Mancini, already elderly, begged God for a son to come. Little Margherita was born, hence her abbreviation: Rita. Educated, with great Christian care, Rita spent her childhood and youth, helping her parents in the fields. Newborn and always placed in a basket, which sometimes acted as a cradle in the field, she was once found surrounded by white bees that rested on her face, without hurting her. As a young man he married Paulo Fernando, they had two children: João Tiago and Paulo Maria. Her husband, who was strong and angry, mistreated her many times. Rita, thanks to her kindness and her prayers, managed to convert him to God. He died murdered, a victim of political struggles at the time. The young children wanted to avenge their father's death. Rita, preferring to see them dead than transgressing divine law, asked God to take them ...
