Disabled, Despised and Abandoned: Discover the Extraordinary Life of “Saint Margaret of Castello”

Disabled, Despised and Abandoned: Discover the Extraordinary Life of “Saint Margaret of Castello”

By Michelle Laque Johnson

The Italian child who would become St. Margaret of Castello was born blind, crippled, and lame – among other disabilities. Her first years were spent locked in a cell next to the Church because her parents were so ashamed of her. Eventually, she was brought to the town of Castello where those same parents...

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