St. Margaret the Barefooted

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Born: 1325 at Cesolo, San Severino, Italy

Died: 5 August 1395 of natural causes

Patronage: brides, difficult marriages, victims of abuse, widows.

Also known as Margaret of Cesolo, Margaret la Picena, Margherita

Born poor. Married at 15 to an Italian gentleman, and abused for years by her husband for her attachment to the Church and her perceived ministry to the poor. She gave up shoes, dressed and appeared as a beggar to better associate herself with the poor. Widowed.