A fourteenth-century Augustinian nun of Cascia, married against her will to a violent husband, widowed, and later received into the convent. The wound on her forehead and the rose legend are the devotional core of her cult.
Modern Practice
The folk practice is for impossible causes and for marriages that will not mend. The corpus records the devotion and does not present it as a substitute for safety.
Referenced by
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Every entry that names Saint Rita of Cascia, grouped by the system it comes from.