Saints related to Patron of Single Laywomen

St. Margaret of Cortona
St. Margaret of Cortona was born in 1247. She eloped with a nobleman after her father remarried. Her lover died nine years later, and she and her son took refuge with the Franciscan Friars in Corto…
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St. Martha
St. Martha was the sister of Mary and Lazarus. She served Jesus most literally, for he visited her home and she was the one to serve the meal and prepare the house. She is one of the few saints to …
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St. Zita
St. Zita was born around 1212 in Monte Sagriti to a poor family. At age 12, Zita became a maid in a wealthy weaver’s family at Lucca, Italy and remained in their employ for nearly 50 years. H…
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