Feastday: August 27 Patron of brides, difficult marriages, - TopicsExpress



          

Feastday: August 27 Patron of brides, difficult marriages, victims of abuse, widows Birth: 1325 Death: 1395 Wife and model of charity. She was born into a poor family at San Severino, Ancona, Italy. Married at fifteen, she suffered through ill treatment from her husband with prayer, while begging alms for the poor and sick. She walked as barefooted as the lowliest beggar. Margaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) was born into a poor family in San Severino, Italy.[1] She was abused by her husband for years because of her dedication to the Church and to helping the poor and sick. She walked barefooted as a beggar to better associate herself with the poor. She died widowed in 1395 of natural causes
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