St. Zita was a 13th-century Italian servant who lived in Tuscany. Born in the village of Monsagrati, she began working for a wealthy silk-merchant family in Lucca at the age of 12. She remained dedicated to this single household for nearly five decades, earning a reputation for her extreme piety, diligence, and charity. Known for her humble service and devotion to the poor, she was eventually canonized by the Catholic Church in 1696.