Blessed Margaret Colonna
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- Also known as
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Margarita Colonna
Margherita Colonna
Marguerite Colonna
Margaret Colona
- Memorial
- 30 December
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- Daughter of Prince Odo Colonna of Palestrina, Italy.
Her parents died when she was young, and she had to care for her two brothers, the youngest of whom grew to be James Cardinal Colonna in 1278.
Having refused a marriage offer by the chief magistrate of Rome, she retired from the world, and turned the family castle near Palestrina into retreat where she passed her time in piety and penance.
Noted for charity to the poor, which was more than once miraculously rewarded.
Through the influence of her brother the cardinal, Margaret obtained papal approval for a community of Urbanist Poor Clares at her castle, where she became superioress.
Suffered her last seven years from a terribly painful ulcer, which she used as a chance to demonstrate resignation.
After her death, her community move to the convent of San Silvestro in Capite, from where they were driven to the convent of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.
- Born
- at Rome, Italy
- Died
- 20 September 1284 at Rome, Italy of natural causes;
relics at the convent of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
- Beatified
- 1847 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)
- Canonized
- pending
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Catholic Encylopedia, by Stephen Donovan
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
Wikipedia
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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