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recollections of my nonexistence

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Pedro Antonio Fresquís, St. Rita of Cascia, ca. 1800

Sainta Rita de Cascia (born Margherita Lotti 1381-1457) was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. 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[1] and for the efficacy of her prayers. Various miracles are attributed to her intercession, and she is often portrayed with a bleeding wound on her forehead, which is understood to indicate partial stigmata.

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