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Margaret was born of farming parents in Laviano, a small village nestled in the rolling hills of Castiglione del Lago, in the diocese of Chiusi, and about halfway between Montepulciano and Cortona. [1] When she was seven, Margaret's mother died and her father remarried. Margaret and her stepmother grew to dislike each other. [2]
The church was originally the site of a small oratory dedicated to San Basilio, and built by Camaldolese monks in the 11th century. Damaged during the 1258 siege of the town by Arezzo, the church and adjacent convent were rebuilt in 1288 by efforts led by Margherita di Cortona, herself a Franciscan tertiary, and dedicated to Saints Basil, Egidius, and Catherine of Alexandria.
Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 22 February 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano , near Perugia , and died in Cortona . She was canonised in 1728.
Margaret narrated that in the vision, Christ called her "my beloved daughter." Margaret's waist is girded with the rope cincture that characterizes members of the Franciscan orders. The small dog at her feet is a common feature of her iconography; it recalls the story that her dog found the body of her murdered lover, this event her life ...
Saint Margaret the Virgin of Antioch (died 304) Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045–1093) Saint Margaret of England (died 1192) Saint Margaret of Hungary (1242–1271) Saint Margaret of Cortona (1247–1297) Saint Margaret of Castello (1287–1320) Saint Margaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) Saint Rita of Cascia (1381–1457)
21 February: St. Margaret of Cortona Penitent; 15 March: St. Louise de Marillac Widow; 21 March: St. Benedict Abbot [proper Mass] 16 April: St. Benedict Joseph Labre Confessor; 26 April: Our Lady of Good Counsel; 28 April: St. Peter Chanel Martyr; St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort Confessor; 29 April: St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo Confessor
The stucco decoration was completed by Giovanni Battista Barberini (1666). The statues in the pilasters depict David, Solomon, Judith, and Esther. The wooden altar includes a canvas depicting Coronation of the Virgin by the Holy Trinity with Saints Dominic and Margaret of Cortona painted by Guglielmo Caccia. The wooden choir stalls were ...
Margaret of Città di Castello, TOSD (1287 – 12 April 1320) was an Italian Catholic educator and a Dominican tertiary. [2] Margaret had disabilities and became known for her deep faith and holiness. Her parents abandoned her in a local church due to her disabilities and the town's poor took her in and assumed care for her.