Saint Margaret of Cortona
Patron of reformed prostitutes, people battling temptation, sexual especially, falsely accused people, homeless people, insanity, orphans, mental illness, mentally ill people, midwives, single mothers, people whose piety is ridiculed
Feast day: February 22
c. 1247 – 1297
Margaret of Cortona was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonised in 1728.
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