Rita of Cascia, Italian nun and saint (born 1381)

Rita of Cascia

15th-century Italian Augustinian nun and saint

Rita of Cascia, OSA, was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun. After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh and for the efficacy of her prayers. Various miracles…