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Also known as
- Caterina Benincasa
- Catharine of Siena
- Katharine of Siena
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Youngest child in a large family. At the age of seven she had a vision in which Jesus appeared with Peter, Paul, and John; Jesus blessed her, and she consecrated herself to Him. Her parents wanted her to marry, but she became a Dominican tertiary. Mystic. Stigmatist. Received a vision in which she was in a mystical marriage with Christ, and the Infant Christ presented her with a wedding ring. Counselor to Pope Gregory XI and Pope Urban VI. Proclaimed Doctor of the Church on 4 October 1970.
Born
- 29 April 1380 of a mysterious and painful illness that came on without notice, and was never properly diagnosed
- against bodily ills
- against fire
- against illness
- against miscarriages
- against sexual temptation
- against sickness
- against temptations
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, diocese of
- Europe (declared on 1 October 1999 by Pope John Paul II)
- fire prevention
- firefighters
- Italy
- nurses
- nursing services
- people ridiculed for their piety
- sick people
- Siena, Italy
- Theta Phi Alpha sorority
- Varazze, Italy
Writings
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Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- In God’s Garden, by Amy Steedman
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Patron Saints for Girls
Readings
Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God. - Saint Catherine of Siena
Eternal Trinity, Godhead, mystery deep as the sea, you could give me no greater gift than the gift of yourself. For you are a fire ever burning and never consumed, which itself consumes all the selfish love that fills my being. Yes, you are a fire that takes away the coldness, illuminates the mind with its light, and causes me to know your truth. And I know that you are beauty and wisdom itself. The food of angels, you gave yourself to man in the fire of your love. - from On Divine Providence by Saint Catherine of Siena
Everything comes from love, all is ordained for the salvation of man, God does nothing without this goal in mind. - Saint Catherine of Siena
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