Zita

This article is about the Italian saint. For other uses, see Zita (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with St. Osyth or Ositha, an English saint.
Saint

Zita of Lucca
Arnould de Vuez, Sainte Zite (1696), Hospice Comtesse
Virgin
Bornc. 1218
Monte Sagrati, near Lucca, Italy
DiedApril 27, 1278 (aged 59–60)
Lucca, Italy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Canonized5 September 1696 (confirmation of cult) by Pope Innocent XII
Major shrineBasilica di San Frediano, Lucca
Feast27 April
Attributesdepicted with a bag, keys
PatronageDomestic servants, homemakers, lost keys, people ridiculed for their piety, single laywomen, waiters, waitresses, Lucca

Zita (c. 1218 – 27 April 1278), also known as Sitha or Citha, is an Italian saint, the patroness saint of maids and domestic servants. She is often appealed to in order to help find lost keys.

Zita commenced her employment in domestic service at the age of 12 and dedicated nearly five decades to serving the same family.

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