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April 13

Margaret of Città di Castello (1287–1320)

Tertiary

Practical advice

Today, respectfully welcome a person whose disability often makes them invisible.

Biography

Born blind and with serious physical limitations, she was rejected by her family, but found shelter in Città di Castello. As a Dominican tertiary she educated children, visited the sick and prisoners and turned suffering into a fruitful spiritual motherhood. His life shows that holiness grows when prayer becomes concrete and persevering service.

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