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title: "St. Zita: Feast Day April 27 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-zita/
description: "St. Zita, Virgin, patron of domestic workers. Remembered on April 27, died c. 1272. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgin · Remembered on April 27

# St. Zita

St. Zita is remembered on April 27 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of domestic workers.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [April 27](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#27) |
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | c. 1272 |
| Patron of | [domestic workers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#domestic-workers) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, April 27, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-zita/#calendar) |

## Life

A servant in the Fatinelli household of Lucca from the age of twelve until her death at sixty — resented by fellow servants for her diligence, beloved at last by all, giving her food and her master’s (with his eventual blessing) to the poor. For her, a servant’s holiness was never idle.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Zita as patron of domestic workers.

[Domestic workers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#domestic-workers)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Zita. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, April 27, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/27/) | Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter | White | Acts 14:19-28 · Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 · See Luke 24:46, 26 · John 14:27-31a |
| [Thursday, April 27, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/27/) | Thursday of the Second Week of Easter | White | Acts 5:27-33 · Psalm 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20 · John 20:29 · John 3:31-36 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[April 26 St. Anacletus](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-anacletus/) [April 28 St. Louis de Montfort](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-louis-de-montfort/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 27?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-27) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Zita

Remembered on April 27

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-zita/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-zita/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-zita/#calendar)

In the app

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