Margaret the Barefooted

Saint Margaret the Barefooted
Born	1325 San Severino, Italy
Died	1395
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	August 27
Patronage	brides, difficult marriages, victims of abuse, widows

Margaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) was born into a poor family in San Severino, Italy. She was abused by her husband for years because of her dedication to the church and to helping the poor and sick. She walked barefooted as a beggar to better associate herself with the poor. She died widowed in 1395 of natural causes.