Santa Margherita Basilica (Basilica di Santa Margherita)
Cortona, Italy
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- Type
- Catholic church in Cortona, Italy
Visitor information
- Address: Via S. Margherita, 1, 52044 Cortona AR, Italy
- Phone: +39 0575 603116
- Official website: https://santamargheritadacortona.com/
People also ask
Who was the saint buried in Cortona Italy?
Margaret of Cortona Saint Margaret of Cortona, T.O.S.F., (1247 – February 22, 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of St. Francis("T.O.S.F."). She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona.
What happened to the son of St. Margaret of Cortona?
Her son went to school in Arezzo. In due course, he was himself to become a Franciscan friar. There followed a vivid public penitence from Margaret. Horrified by her former life, she undertook extraordinary mortifications, including prolonged self-starvation, or "holy anorexia", and self-mutilation.
What food is Cortona, Italy known for?
The favorite pasta here in Cortona are thick noodles called pici, with sauces from fresh tomatoes and garlic to ragu di cinghiale (wild boar). A treat for meat lovers is the local beef from Val di Chiana, a Chianina steak, often called Florentine beefsteak.