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Born as Rita Antoinette Rizzo on April 20, 1923, in Canton, Ohio, she had a challenging childhood but found her calling in religious life.
Born as Rita Antoinette Rizzo on April 20, 1923, in Canton, Ohio, she had a challenging childhood but found her calling in religious life.


She grew up in a time of economic hardship, and her parents divorced when she was young, which was quite stigmatized at the time. She suffered from various health issues, which played a significant role in her spiritual journey. After experiencing what she described as a miraculous healing, she entered the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, a Franciscan order, in Cleveland in 1944, later moving to establish a new monastery in Irondale, Alabama.
She grew up in a time of economic hardship, and her parents divorced when she was young, which was quite stigmatized at the time. She suffered from various health issues, which played a significant role in her spiritual journey.  
 
After experiencing what she described as a miraculous healing, she entered the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, a Franciscan order, in Cleveland in 1944, later moving to establish a new monastery in Irondale, Alabama.


==EWTN==
==EWTN==
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=== Healing ===
=== Healing ===
She was healed of a stomach ailment by [[Rhoda Wise]] at her house at 2337 25th St NE, Canton, OH 44705.
She was healed of a stomach ailment by [[Rhoda Wise]] at her house at 2337 25th St NE, Canton, OH 44705.
=== Sancta Clara Monastery ===
Mother Angelica professed her final vows and spent 17 years of religious life at [[Sancta Clara Monastery (Diocese of Youngstown)]].  It was here that she made her bargain with God.


=== Spiritual advisor ===
=== Spiritual advisor ===
Pastor George Habig of [[St. Peter (Diocese of Youngstown)]] was the spiritual advisor to both Rhoda Wise and Mother Angelica.
Pastor George Habig of [[St. Peter (Diocese of Youngstown)]] was the spiritual advisor to both Rhoda Wise and Mother Angelica.

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