Who is the patron saint of difficult marriages?

4 saints in this library are patrons of difficult marriages. Each profile below cites its sources, and says where those sources disagree rather than picking between them.

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  Saint Edward the Confessor

  c. 1003 - January 5, 1066

  Kings, difficult marriages and separated spouses, according to CatholicIreland.net; difficult marriages, according to the English Dominicans. Formerly patron of England, and afterward of the English royal family

  Feast: October 13Read
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  Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

  1271 - July 4, 1336

  Neither source assigns a patronage. She is invoked for peace, and by women in difficult marriages

  Feast: July 4Read
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  Saint Helena

  Mid-third century - c. 329 or 330

  Archaeologists, converts, difficult marriages and divorced people; Catholic Culture adds empresses, cloth dyers, nail smiths and needle makers, and protection against fire, storms and thunder

  Feast: August 18Read
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  Saint Rita of Cascia

  c. 1381 - May 22, 1457

  Impossible causes, difficult marriages, infertility, and parenthood

  Feast: May 22Read

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