Saint Margaret of England

Also known as

• Margarita of England
• Margherita of England
• Marguerite of England
• Margaret the Englishwoman

Memorial

• 3 February

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Born to an English mother and Hungarian father. Relative of Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Her mother died while the two were on a lengthy pilgrimage in the holy lands. Margaret then made solo pilgrimages to Montserrat in Spanish Catalonia, and Puy, France. Benedictine Cistercian nun at Sauve-Benite, diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.

Born

• in Hungary

Died

• 1192 at Sauve-Benite, Le Puy-en-Velay, France of natural causes
• her tomb quickly became a point for pilgrimage, and a site of miracles

Additional Information

• Catholic Online