FRAMED TIN LITHOGRAPH "ST RITA OF CASCIA" JOHN DUFFY NY

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This is a Framed Tin Lithograph "St. Rita of Cascia" signed C. Del Tufo Roma, John Duffy, NY. The painting is in pretty good condition, with a few spots but all pretty minor. It is 17 3/4" wide and 23 1/2" inches tall. The frame is old and in great shape. It is 20" wide and 26" tall. This is her story from the net. "From her early youth, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, Italy, and showed interest in a religious life. However, when she was twelve, her parents bethrothed her to Paolo Mancini, an il-tempered, abusive individual who worked as the town watchman. Rita married him when she was 18, and was the mother of twin sons. She put up with Paolo's abuses for eighteen years before he was ambushed and stabbed to death. her sons swore vengence on the killers of there father, but through the prayers and interventions of Rita, they forgave the offenders. Upon the deaths of her sons, Rita again felt the call to religious life. However , some of the sisters at the Augustinian monastery were relatives of her husband's murderers, and she was denied entry for fear of causing dissension. Asking for the intervention of Saint John the Baptist, Staint Augustine of Hippo, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, she managed to bring warring factions together. She was admitted to the monastery of Saint Mary Magdalen at age 36. Rita lived 40 read more

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