cca . ▁ ▁Her ▁fe ast ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁is ▁April ▁ 2 7 . ▁To ▁this ▁day , ▁families ▁b ake ▁a ▁lo af ▁of ▁bread ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Saint ▁Z ita ' s ▁fe ast ▁day . ▁ ▁V ener ation ▁▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁Z ita ' s ▁death ▁a ▁popular ▁cult ▁grew ▁up ▁around ▁her , ▁cent ering ▁on ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁San ▁Fred iano ▁in ▁Lu cca . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁joined ▁by ▁prominent ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁X ▁san ction ed ▁a ▁lit urg ical ▁cult ▁within ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁which ▁was ▁confirmed ▁upon ▁her ▁canon ization . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 8 , ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XIV ▁added ▁her ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Mart y ro log y . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁medieval ▁era , ▁her ▁popular ▁cult ▁had ▁grown ▁throughout ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁she ▁was ▁known ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁S ith a , ▁and ▁was ▁popular ly ▁invoked ▁by ▁ma id serv ants ▁and ▁house w ives , ▁particularly ▁in ▁event ▁of ▁having ▁lost ▁one ' s ▁keys , ▁or ▁when ▁crossing ▁rivers ▁or ▁brid ges . ▁ ▁Im ages ▁of ▁Saint ▁Z ita ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁churches ▁across ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Ben et ▁Sh ere h og ▁in ▁London ▁had ▁a ▁chap el ▁dedicated ▁to ▁her , ▁and ▁was ▁locally ▁known ▁as