Saint Margaret of Fontana

Saint Margaret of Fontana
Born	1440 Modena, Italy
Died	1513 Italy
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Patronage	possessed people women in labour

Saint Margaret of Fontana (1440^[1] - 1513) was a Dominican of the Third Order and is a Roman Catholic saint.

Margaret was born in Modena, Italy. She was as being very pious from an early age and vowed her virginity to God. She joined the Dominican Third Order. She helped the poor and the sick and was known to stay up all night praying. Miraculous healings were reported from her intercessions. She is said to have driven demons away by making the Sign of the Cross. She died in Italy in 1513.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5885 Catholic Online
2. ^ http://saints.sqpn.com/saintm1b.htm Patron Saints Index
3. ^ Ptron Saints, Michael Freze, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, page 160.

Persondata
Name	Margaret Fontana
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1440
Place of birth	Modena, Italy
Date of death	1513
Place of death	Italy