Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Saints & hagiography Blessed

Margaret of Savoy, Blessed

MARGHERITA DI SAVOIA, BEATA

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MARGARET OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Daughter of Amadeus of Savoy, prince of Achaea, and of Catherine of Geneva, born at Pinerolo around 1390. In 1403 she became the wife of Theodore II of Montferrat, of whom she was left a widow in 1418. She withdrew to the monastic life among the Dominicans of Alba, where she died on 23 Nov. 1464. Her cult was confirmed on 8 Oct. 1669 by Clement IX. Feast on 27 Nov.

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BIBL.: F. G. Allaria, Vita della b. M. di S., 2 vols., Alba 1877; C. Testore, Beati e venerabili di casa Savoia, Turin 1928, pp. 53-71; E. Fedelini, M. di Savoia-Acaia «La Grande», Rome 1940.

Francesco Cognasso

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 71.

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Cognasso, Francesco. “Margherita di Savoia, beata.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 71. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/margherita-di-savoia-beata.

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Cognasso, Francesco. “Margherita di Savoia, beata.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 71. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/margherita-di-savoia-beata.

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  title     = {Margherita di Savoia, beata},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {71},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
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