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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Cortona, Margaret of, Saint
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Penitent, born Laviano, Tuscany, 1249; died Cortona, 1297. After living for some time as a concubine, she repented and, as a Franciscan tertiary, became a model of penitence and charity. She founded a congregation of Tertiary sisters (Poverelle) a confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy, and a hospital for the sick poor. Represented in art, following a dog to the corpse of her lover, holding a cross in her hand, and receiving a visit from Bon angel. Canonized, 1728. Feast, February 22,.
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Entry for 'Cortona, Margaret of, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/cortona-margaret-of-saint.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Cortona, Margaret of, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/cortona-margaret-of-saint.html. 1910.
