The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.
This
group of "helpers in need" originated in 14th century Rhineland, due
largely as a result of the epidemic that grew to become the Black Death, but
their veneration spread almost as quickly as the plague.
Margaret
the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch,
Margaret
the virgin martyr, is widely celebrated as a saint.
Having
embraced Christianity as a young woman she pledged her virginity to God, this
caused her pagan father to disown her.
A
few years later the Roman Governor asked her to marry him but if she accepted,
she would have to renounce Christianity but when she refused, he had her
cruelly tortured before having her put to death.
Her
patronage protects during childbirth and aids the escape from devils, and she
is commemorated on July 20th.
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