Roman Catholic Resources: Patron Saints

St. Zita

Patron Saint of Maids & Domestic Workers & Lost Keys
Feast Day Celebrated on April 27

Born in 1218  - - -   Died April 27, 1278

Born in Lucca, Italy, Zita is also known as Sitha and Citha. She came from a poor, but devotional family.  The lack of social standing is probably the reason Zita's last name has not been recorded in history. To help support the family, she became a maid of a wealthy family, Fatinelli, serving them loyally for 48 years.   She had always given beggars food from their cupboard during the famine, and once on Christmas Eve, she gave a prized family heirloom which was a cloak to a freezing old man.  The man eventually returned the cloak.  

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