Meet St Margaret of Castello, the pope’s unexpected canonization

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Pope Francis on Saturday declared Margaret of Castello a saint, in a somewhat rare move called an “equipollent canonization.” Here’s what that means:

St. Margaret of Castello. public domain.

Margaret of Castello

Margaret of Castello was an Italian woman in the 13th and 14th centuries, and a member of the Dominican third order. 

Her life was extraordinary.

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