Saint Margaret of England
Also known as
- Margaret the Englishwoman
- Margarita….
- Margherita….
- Marguerite….
Profile
Born to an English mother and Hungarian father. Relative of Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Her mother died while the two were on a lengthy pilgrimage in the holy lands. Margaret then made solo pilgrimages to Montserrat in Spanish Catalonia, and Puy, France. Benedictine Cistercian nun at Sauve-Benite, diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.
Born
- in Hungary
Died
- 1192 at Sauve-Benite, Le Puy-en-Velay, France of natural causes
- her tomb quickly became a point for pilgrimage, and a site of miracles
MLA Citation
- “Saint Margaret of England“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 September 2009. Web. 30 September 2016. <>