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Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in Western Christianity, on 30th of July (Julian calendar) by the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on Epip 23 and Hathor 23 in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Saint Giles was prayed to for a good confession, and Saint Eustace as healer of family troubles. Domestic animals were also attacked by the plague, and so Saints George, Elmo, Pantaleon, and Vitus were invoked for their protection. Saint Margaret of Antioch is the patron of safe childbirth. [2]
Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln was never actually canonised, making the moniker "Little Saint Hugh" a misnomer. He was for a short while acclaimed by local people as a saint but never officially recognised as one. [49] Over time, the issue of the rush to sainthood was raised, and Hugh was never canonised, [50] nor included in Catholic martyrology.
Various Catholic saints are considered patrons of nursing: Saint Agatha, Saint Alexius, Saint Camillus of Lellis, St Catherine of Alexandria, St Catherine of Siena, St John of God, St Margaret of Antioch, Saint Martín de Porres and Raphael the Archangel. [82]
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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)
The church of Saint Margaret (Italian: Chiesetta di Santa Margherita) is a 16th-century chapel dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch. It is located in Cassina Baraggia , Brugherio , Italy. The church is adjacent to the Villa Brivio , to which it belonged.
Saint Margaret, Suffrages, f. 215v. It may seem as though the inclusion of Saint Margaret of Antioch in this book of hours was due to her being the patron saint of Margaret of Foix. Even though this may have been the primary reason, another important connection comes from Saint Margaret as the patron saint of women in childbirth.