When was saint zita canonized

Many residents considered her a saint and began seeking her intercession, and a large number of miracles are attributed to her. The earliest account of her life was found in a family manuscript and was published in In , St. It is venerated today in the Basilica of St. Frediano, where she attended Mass. Allen, Jr. Search for:. Saint of the Day. Angelus Staff.

Zita died at age 60 and lies in state at the local parish of San Frediano in Lucca. Her casket was opened three times, the last time being in Each time, the body remained perfectly incorrupt. Prayer :. Visit :. Tradition : Festival of flowers for Saint Zita in Lucca. Known for: Saint Zita is the finder of lost keys. Call on her to help you find your keys. Recipe : Saint Zita's Day Bread. It's customary to bake a loaf of bread in her honour today.

Legend has it:. St Zita is the patron saint of bakers, because angels reputedly baked bread for her. When she was twelve, her family secured her a place as a servant in the house of a wealthy family named Fainelli in Lucca, Italy. She stayed with the family for her entire life.

Once, she left off baking bread for the household in the middle to help someone in need. Other servants in the household who were jealous of her piety and goodness ratted her out to the masters of the household, but when the mistress went to check on the abandoned bread-making activities, they found angels working in the kitchen carrying on where had she left off. St Zita's Olive Bread. Sea salt and extra oil to decorate.

Mix the dry ingredients not the olives or fresh herbs together and then add the vermouth, oil and water. She found time every day to attend Mass and to recite many prayers, as well as to carry out her household duties so perfectly that the other servants were jealous of her.

Indeed, her work was part of her religion! She use to say: "a servant is not holy if she is not busy; lazy people of our position is fake holiness. Zita was given a free reign over her working schedule and busied herself with visits to the sick and those in prison. Word spread rapidly in Lucca of her good deeds and the heavenly visions that appeared to her.

She was sought out by the important people, and at her death in the people acclaimed her as a saint. She is the patroness of domestic workers. Her feast day is April Copyright Catholic Online.

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