Margaret of Savoy | |
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| Born | 21 June 1382 or 1390 Fossano |
| Died | 23 November 1464 Casale |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 9 October 1669 by Pope Clement IX |
| Feast | 23 November |
Margaret of Savoy (21 June 1382[1] or 1390[2][3] – 23 November 1464) was Marchioness of Montferrat, and a Dominican Sister.[4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jean Prieur, Hyacinthe Vulliez, Saints et saintes de Savoie, La Fontaine de Siloé, 1999, 191 p. (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.."