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title: SAINT ZITA

subject date: 2017-03-21

caption: Holy virgin ZITA (1218 - 27 April 1278). A devout Christian of humble origins, he went twelve years to serve in the Fatinelli family of Lucca, where he was always esteemed for his kindness and dedication. Generous towards the poor, according to the devotional tradition, a colleague of hers, perhaps jealous of what was popular, insinuated the doubt that he would give away goods stolen from the house to charity. The head of the family surprised her one day on the street with a visibly swollen apron, as she went to a needy family, and asked her what she kept in her apron; although it contained bread, the young woman said "flowers and fronds", and when she dissolved the apron, flowers and leaves actually fell. Patron of Lucca, flowers, maids, housekeepers, housewives, wardrobe makers, bakers, is commemorated on April 27th, the day of death (Dies Natalis, birth to heaven). Colored engraving, Italy 1886

category: HIS

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country: Italia

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continent: Europa

image century : XIX

image epoch: Ottocento

subject century: XIII

subject epoch: Medioevo

technique: Incisione colorata

id: 39923

file name: FSNgilardi_71513.jpg

keywords

LuccaTuscanypitcherwaterbenefactorbeneficencepityvirtueSolidaritycharitymaidservantservice staffhomeDomestic workersservitudereligionCatholicismChristianitycult of saintsItalyKingdom of Italyhistory of the ChurchSanta Zitawater bearer