ST. MAXIMIANUS OF RAVENNA, BISHOP, ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA, Feb. 22
ST. MAXIMIANUS OF RAVENNA, BISHOP
- Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, ordained by Pope Vigilius in 546. Maximian erected St. Vitalis Basilica, which was dedicated in the presence of Emperor Justinian and his wife, Theodora. Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, ordained by Pope Vigilius in 546.
ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA
Saint Margaret of Cortona, T.O.S.F., (1247 – February 22, 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of St. Francis ("T.O.S.F."). She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonized in 1728. She is the patron saint of the falsely accused; hoboes; homeless; insane; orphaned; mentally ill; midwives; penitents; single mothers; reformed prostitutes; stepchildren; tramps. Feastday February 22
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