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MatthewRoth April 2016. Posts: 1,992. I found the video of the funeral of the Empress Zita, Servant of God, on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJrOIcW8H8. It's interesting to me, since it is such a public Mass. It might compare to our discussions of JFK's funeral.
Apr 27, 2023 · One of the most famous stories about Saint Zita is that she was able to find a key that had been lost for years. Because of this, she is often invoked as the patron saint of lost keys. Zita died on April 27, 1272, and was buried in the church of San Frediano in Lucca.
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When she died at the age of 96 in 1989, her funeral, conducted in accordance with the traditional rites of the Viennese Court, was both a tourist spectacle and a symbol of reconciliation between the Republic of Austria and the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Translation: Sophie Kidd. Martin Mutschlechner. Bibliografie.
- She Inherited A Hollow Crown
- She Was Saintly
- She Had A Private Ride
- She Spoke in Tongues—Many Tongues
- Her Father’s Demise Caused A Rivalry
- Her Father Had Another Family
- Her Family Lost Everything
- She Had Many Sisters
- She Gave It All Away
- She Took A Two-Years Off
Zita of Bourbon-Parma was born on May 9, 1892, to Robert I, Duke of Parma and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. Sounds pretty fancy right? Not exactly. Her father had lost his crown during the Italian Unification, so he was a duke without a duchy. Being a monarch in name only would be Zita’s real inheritance. But her fortunes would change before l...
Zita’s name is pretty unique—for all the royals running rampant all over Europe at the time, she could claim to be the first of her name. Her parents had named her after the 13th-century Italian saint, Citha, to whom believers pray to help them find lost keys. Now, if only she could help Zita find the keys to the palace she got kicked out of. Wikip...
Just because her father didn’t have a crown didn’t mean that she wasn’t living like a princess. Zita grew up in a lap of luxury that would very quickly turn into a trap of poverty. But in the meantime, the good times were rolling. Literally. Zita used to ride a private sixteen-car train between her summer and winter residences. And she learned a th...
Whether because her private train took her all around Europe or because her education made her well-rounded, Zita grew up speaking multiple languages. Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and English. In later years she recalled, “We grew up internationally.” But no words in any language would help her with what came next. Wikimedia Common...
Zita was attending a strict boarding school in what is now Upper Bavaria when she received news that would alter her life’s trajectory forever. Tragically, Zita learned that her father had passed away. Even more tragically, she would soon find herself in the midst of a terrible sibling rivalry that would deprive her of her birthright. Wikimedia Com...
Robert I, Zita’s father, had previously been married to another woman who had given him 12 children. And Zita’s mother, Maria Antonia, had given him anotherdozen royal rugrats. So, by the time that Robert I kicked the bucket in 1907, there were plenty of potential heirs to his defunct throne (and sizeable fortune). If Zita wanted to keep her 16-car...
Zita’s older brothers tried to claim their father’s ducal fortune after he passed. Their claim seemed strong—after all, the courts had declared six of their half-siblings to be completely mentally infirm. Unfortunately, their half-brother Elias, from Robert's first marriage, was perfectly competent and proved it by winning his claim. His first move...
With her family in dire straits, Zita’s maternal grandmother had to send her to a convent where she could complete her education. Zita and her family might have lost most of their fortune, but at least they found new wealth in faith. Three of Zita’s five sisters became nuns and Zita contemplated doing the same—but Zita of Parma was never meant to t...
In the end, Zita concluded that she didn’t need to wear a frock—unflattering as they are—in order to do good. While completing her studies at the convent on the Isle of Wight, Zita spent her days distributing food, clothing, and medicine to the poor. It was the same kind of charity she would desperately need in the years ahead. Wikipedia
Zita’s saintly efforts took their toll on her health. When the ailing royal fell mysteriously ill, there was only one thing she could do: Take a spa day. A two-year-long spa day... Of course, Zita had no way of knowing that she would meet the love of her life on that peaceful retreat. Unfortunately, if she had known what her life would become upon ...
Apr 30, 2024 · The day’s work was done to her satisfaction in due time. Zita’s satisfaction could be met only if a chore were done as though it were done for God himself. Zita’s fellow maids were dismissed and went about at leisure. Brother Sun, having tasks of his own to complete, had begun sinking behind the westward hills. Zita entered the kitchen.
- National Catholic Register
Zita. Zita ( c. 1212 – 27 April 1272), also known as Sitha or Citha, is an Italian saint, the patron saint of maids and domestic servants. She is often appealed to in order to help find lost keys. Zita entered domestic service at the age of 12, and served the same family for almost 50 years.
The carriage was the same one that had in 1916 carried the coffin of her fatherin-law, Emperor Franz Joseph, in Vienna's last imperial funeral. In keeping with long-standing Habsburg family traditions, Zita's heart was removed from her body after her death in order to be buried separately.
