Zita (saint)
According to Christian tradition, Zita von Lucca (Cita, Citha) was a charitable servant who was born around 1212 (or 1218) in Monsagrati (today part of Pescaglia ) near Lucca , who died on April 27, 1272 and who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and was canonized on September 5, 1696 .
Remembrance day
Her feast day is April 27th.
presentation
The saint is depicted as a maid with a bunch of keys and three loaves of bread (symbol for feeding the poor), further with beggars or with a rosary and a prayer book.
Relics
The relics are in the church of San Frediano in Lucca.
literature
- Otto Wimmer: characteristics and attributes of the saints. Publishing house Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-7022-2354-0 , p. 300.
- Ida von Hahn-Hahn: The holy Zita: Maid at Lucca in the 13th century. Kirchheim, Mainz 1878.
- Gabriele Lautenschläger : Zita, HL. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 1599-1600.
Web links
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SURNAME | Zita |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zita von Lucca (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic saints |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1212 |
DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1272 |