(1381-1457)

Patron of impossible causes, abuse victims, and dif cult marriages

Rita was married for 18 years to an abusive man. With prayer, she remained a dutiful wife and mother to their sons. After her husband’s death, and that of her sons, Rita joined a convent of Augustinian nuns and continued her life of prayer, charity, and meditation on Christ’s Passion. For 15 years, Rita endured chronic wounds on her forehead that resembled Christ’s own wounds from the crown of thorns.