Saint Margaret the Barefooted
Also known as
- Margaret of Cesolo
- Margaret la Picena
- Margherita….
Profile
Born poor. Married at 15 to an Italian gentleman, and abused for years by her husband for her attachment to the Church and her perceived ministry to the poor. She gave up shoes, dressed and appeared as a beggar to better associate herself with the poor. Widowed.
Born
- 1325 at Cesolo, San Severino, Italy
MLA Citation
- “Saint Margaret the Barefooted“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 April 2020. Web. 8 March 2021. <>