▁St . ▁S ith es . ▁ ▁However , ▁despite ▁her ▁popular ity ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁cult ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁official ▁one . ▁ ▁Ruth ▁R end ell ▁published ▁the ▁detect ive ▁novel ▁" The ▁Saint ▁Z ita ▁Society ", ▁foc using ▁on ▁an ▁association ▁of ▁domestic ▁servants ▁in ▁present - day ▁London ▁who ▁had ▁chosen ▁this ▁name ▁though ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁not ▁C athol ics ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁In cor rupt ibility ▁ ▁Pat ron ▁sain ts ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Catholic ▁sain ts ▁ ▁Saint ▁Z ita , ▁patron ▁saint ▁archive ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁▁▁ ▁( On line ▁edition ▁hosted ▁by ▁E ternal ▁Word ▁Television ▁Network ▁www . ew tn . com .) ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁straightforward ▁piece ▁of ▁nin ete enth - century ▁popular ▁h agi ography . ▁It ▁c ites ▁its ▁sources ▁thus : ▁“ See ▁her ▁life , ▁compiled ▁by ▁a ▁contemporary ▁writer , ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Pa pe bro ke , ▁the ▁Bol land ist , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁of ▁April , ▁p . ▁ 4 9 7 , ▁and ▁Bened ict ▁XIV ▁De ▁Can on iz . ▁lib . ▁ii . ▁c . ▁ 2 4 , ▁p . ▁ 2 4 5 .” ▁▁ ▁It ▁states ▁as ▁sources : ▁" The ▁earliest ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁is ▁preserved ▁in ▁an ▁anonymous ▁manuscript ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁F atin elli ▁family ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁at ▁Ferr ara ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 ▁by ▁M ons ign