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Blessed Maria Torribia (d. 1175) was a Spanish peasant woman who is believed to have married Saint Isidore. She herself was eventually beatified by the Roman Catholic Church, and is known in Spain as Santa María de la Cabeza (in English, "Saint Mary of the Head"). Her cause for sainthood is currently on process, within the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. ==Life== Saint Mary of the Head’s date of birth is unknown, but it was sometime near the end of the 11th century or at the beginning of the 12th century.〔("Saint Mary of the Head, saintliness in marriage", World Youth Day 2011 Madrid )〕 Torribia is believed to have been born in Caraquiz a little village close to Uceda, in the current day Spanish province of Guadalajara. She subsequently lived in Torrelaguna, in current day Madrid Province. There, she met and married Isidore, a simple farmer from Madrid (who, according to some sources, had fled there as a result of the Almoravid invasion),〔(Vida De San Isidro )〕 with whom she would have her only son, Illan. According to legend, the child one day fell down a deep well, leaving the parents with no recourse but prayer. Miraculously, the water level suddenly rose to the level of the ground, and the floating baby was easily rescued unharmed.〔(Ott, Michael. "St. Isidore the Labourer." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 10 Mar. 2013 )〕 As a result of this, she and her husband committed themselves to sexual abstinence as a form of devotion, and, from that time on, lived in different homes. Their son would later die in infancy.〔("Isidore and Maria: Patron Saints of Framers", National Catholic Rural Life Conference )〕 One story relates that Maria always kept a pot of stew on the fireplace in their humble rural dwelling. She knew that her husband Isidore would often bring home anyone who was hungry. One day he brought home more hungry people than usual. After she served many of them, Maria told him that there simply was no more stew in the pot. He insisted that she check the pot again, and she was able to spoon out enough stew to feed them all.〔 Life during the Middle Ages was not easy for women. Saint Mary of the Head was responsible for household chores and rigorous farming activities. She heavily relied on the support of her husband.〔 Torribia substantially outlived her husband, who died in 1130. After his death, she lived as a hermit, performed miracles,〔( Butler, Fr. Richard, "Life of St. Isidore and St. Maria de la Cabeza", Church of St. Isidore, Stowe, MA )〕 and had visions. For instance, legend suggests that every night she dreamed of the Virgin Mary, who would cross the Jarama River while extending her pure cloak over the waters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maria Torribia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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