Santa Margarita of Cortona

San Margarita of Cortona (1247-1297) ay isang Italyaanong Katoliko saint at penitent. Ipinanganak sa Laviano, siya led a troubled youth, becoming the mistress of a nobleman. Pagkatapos kanyang lover's sudden death, Margarita experienced a religious conversion at joined the Third Order of San Francisco. Siya devoted the rest of kanyang buhay sa acts of penitensya at kawanggawa, caring for mga maysakit at poor. Margarita ay sinasamba dahil sa kanyang malalim na spirituality at unwavering pananampalataya. Siya ang patrona ng the homeless, divorced people, at those devoted to the Beato Sacrament.