Saint Rita of Cascia
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Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Rita of Cascia canonical | 2 |
| Saint Rita | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5981668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Saint Rita of Cascia Context triple: [Santa Rita (Paraíba), namedAfter, Saint Rita of Cascia]
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Margaret Mary Alacoque
Margaret Mary Alacoque was a 17th-century French Visitation nun and mystic known for her visions of Jesus and her role in spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart in the Catholic Church.
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Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Clare of Assisi was a 13th-century Italian noblewoman who became a close follower of Saint Francis and founded the Order of Poor Clares, a contemplative religious order devoted to poverty and prayer.
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Saint Rose of Viterbo
Saint Rose of Viterbo was a 13th-century Italian Franciscan tertiary and mystic renowned for her preaching, charity, and defense of the papacy, later venerated as the patron saint of her native city of Viterbo.
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Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena was a 14th-century Italian mystic, theologian, and Dominican tertiary renowned for her influential spiritual writings and role in Church politics, including urging the papacy’s return to Rome.
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Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux was a 19th-century French Carmelite nun and Catholic saint renowned for her “little way” of spiritual childhood and profound influence on modern spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Rita of Cascia Target entity description: Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
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A.
Margaret Mary Alacoque
Margaret Mary Alacoque was a 17th-century French Visitation nun and mystic known for her visions of Jesus and her role in spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart in the Catholic Church.
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B.
Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Clare of Assisi was a 13th-century Italian noblewoman who became a close follower of Saint Francis and founded the Order of Poor Clares, a contemplative religious order devoted to poverty and prayer.
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C.
Saint Rose of Viterbo
Saint Rose of Viterbo was a 13th-century Italian Franciscan tertiary and mystic renowned for her preaching, charity, and defense of the papacy, later venerated as the patron saint of her native city of Viterbo.
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Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena was a 14th-century Italian mystic, theologian, and Dominican tertiary renowned for her influential spiritual writings and role in Church politics, including urging the papacy’s return to Rome.
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E.
Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux was a 19th-century French Carmelite nun and Catholic saint renowned for her “little way” of spiritual childhood and profound influence on modern spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Augustinian nun
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Catholic saint ⓘ Christian mystic ⓘ Italian Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cascia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roccaporena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beatificationDate | 1627 ⓘ |
| beatifiedBy | Pope Urban VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1381 ⓘ |
| birthName | Margherita Lotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Roccaporena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Cascia, Umbria, Italy ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 24 May 1900 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| deathDate | 22 May 1457 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cascia, Umbria, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | invoked in hopeless and impossible cases ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| feastDay | 22 May ⓘ |
| givenName | Rita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
Augustinian habit
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figs ⓘ roses ⓘ wound on the forehead ⓘ |
| knownFor |
devotion to prayer and penance
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reconciliation and forgiveness ⓘ stigmata-like wound on her forehead ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Basilica of Saint Rita of Cascia
NERFINISHED
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Cascia, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Saint Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| patronage |
abused wives
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desperate causes ⓘ difficult marriages ⓘ impossible causes ⓘ lost and impossible causes ⓘ parenthood ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| residence | Monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene, Cascia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Paolo Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Religious
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Saint ⓘ Widow ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
some Lutheran churches ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Rita of Cascia Description of subject: Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
Referenced by (3)
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