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St. Margaret Feast Day June 10 Margaret, of the royal house of England, was born in Hungary and spent
her childhood there as an unusually devout and pious girl. When her father
was called to high office in his own country by his uncle, St. Edward,
king of England, she went to England and then to Scotland. There, upon
instructions from her mother, she married King Malcolm III. The country
was blessed by her holy life and by her deeds of charity for the next thirty
years. The austerity of her life was exceedingly great, and her charity
towards her neighbor most ardent and zealous--especially for those in need,
for whom she not infrequently exhausted the treasury. At length, having
most patiently endured bitter sorrows and long illness, she rendered her
soul to God on November 16. At the moment of her death her features, emaciated
and pale, bloomed again with unusual beauty. On the authority of Clement
X, she was chosen Patroness of Scotland, and is honored with great devotion
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