Margherita Colonna
She was born in Palestrina about 1255. Her father, Oddone Colonna, died when she was about two years old. Her mother, who was also named Margherita and who was the sister of Matteo Rosso Orsini and a pious woman, died when Margherita was probably a little over ten years old. Margherita was left in the care of her older brothers.
Margherita Colonna
Margherita's followers formed a loose community on Mt. Prenestino above Palestrina. Seven years before her death, she was afflicted with an ulcer, from which she suffered until her death. She died on December 30, 1280.