Blessed Margaret of Savoy
Blessed Margaret of Savoy | |
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| Beatified | 9 October 1669 by Pope Clement IX |
| Feast | 23 November |
Margaret of Savoy (21 June 1382Sister.[4]
Family
Margaret was the eldest of the four children—all daughters—born to
Lord of Piedmont[5] (and titular Prince of Achaea
), and his wife Catherine of Geneva.
Her paternal grandparents were
Philip I of Taranto
but continued to claim the title. However, Giacomo was a son of Philip by his second wife Catherine de la Tour du Pin and his claim to be the heir of Isabella of Villehardouin was disputed.
Marriage
On 17 January 1403, Margaret married
Marie Valois. Her piety increased after she heard the preaching of Vincent Ferrer, who spent several months in Montferrat. This marriage lasted for fifteen years but was childless. Theodore died in 1418.[7]
Monastic life
When she was left a widow, she decided to abandon the world. Leaving the direction of the affairs of the marquisate to
Third Order of St. Dominic.[6]
A little later,
Alba, 23 November 1464.[6]
Veneration
On 13 December 1464, her remains were placed in a simple tomb; in 1481 they were transferred to a different and much more beautiful sepulchre built in her monastery at the expense of
William VIII of Montferrat. They are presently held in the church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Alba
.
Four noble beati of the Savoy family are depicted on the vault of a bay in the south aisle of the church of
San Michele in Pavia
. Margaret is shown dressed as a nun holding three arrows.
References
- ^ Short lives of the Dominican saints, 1901, John Procter , pp. 334-337 (on line).
- ^ Marie-José de Belgique, La maison de Savoie : La maison de Savoie : Les origines. Le Comte Vert. Le Comte Rouge, vol. 2, Paris, A. Michel, 1956, 425 p., p. 110.
- ISBN 978-2-8420-6465-5, p. 92-93.
- ^ New Catholic encyclopedia -Catholic University of America 2003 - Volume 9 - Page 150 "MARGARET OF SAVOY, BL. - Widow, abbess and foundress; b. .....At his death in 1418, she went to her estate in Alba where eventually she and her companions became Dominican tertiaries, taking simple vows and living in community. She founded the Monastery of St. Mary Magdalen 25 years later.."
- ^ Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena, "Short Lives of the Dominican Saints", p.334, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1901
- ^ a b c Clugnet, Léon. "Blessed Margaret of Savoy ." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 4 Jan. 2013
- ^ Lucetta Scaraffia, Gabriella Zarri -Women and Faith: Catholic Religious Life in Italy from Late ... - 1999 - Page 223 "As an example of a middle way, there are the troubles of Margaret of Savoy (1382-1464)... the young princess was given in marriage to Theodore II Paleologus as a means to end the contention between the two royal families. Theodore was fifteen years older than she, a rough, military man, and already the father of two children who were nearly of the same age as the young bride."
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