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Catherine was one of those who received this rare gift. After receiving the gift of spiritual marriage, Catherine began a more active ministry to the poor, sick, and imprisoned of Siena. When the bubonic plague—“Black Death”—struck Siena, Catherine and her companions remained hard at work, caring for those affected.
Catherine of Siena. St. Catherine of Siena. Detail of a work by Domenico Beccafumi, c. 1515. Saint Catherine of Siena (March 25, 1347 - April 29, 1380) was a Dominican tertiary (lay affiliate) of the Dominican Order and a later Catholic saint. Born late in a very large family, she struggled to gain the support of her parents, but eventually won ...
Apr 29, 2021 · The 35 Doctors of the Church. The Church celebrates the feast of St. Catherine of Siena on April 29. Although this Doctor of the Church died when she was only thirty-three years old, she accomplished much in her short life. She is known as a key advisor to Pope Gregory VI and the reason that the papacy returned to Rome from Avignon, France.
May 3, 2021 · Catherine of Siena (b. 1347–d. 1380) was an author, spiritual leader, religious reformer, and one of the more remarkable public figures of the Middle Ages. Born to a prosperous family of cloth dyers, in her youth she developed a reputation for unusual piety, and in her late teens or early twenties joined the local community of Dominican ...
Apr 26, 2019 · St. Catherine of Siena was born in 1347 in Italy. She became a third-order Dominican, learned to read and write, and was known for her service to the poor and her involvement in politics. St. Catherine worked for the unity of the Church and was loyal to the pope.
May 21, 2019 · Feast Day April 29. We celebrate Catherine of Siena as an international political figure, a feminist hero, and a doctor of the church. To get a more accurate view of Catherine, imagine a scruffy, not-so-respectable version of Mother Teresa. Catherine was not a nun, however, but a member of the Dominican Third Order.
Catherine was canonized by Pius II in 1461. The emblems by which she is known in Christian art are the lily and book, the crown of thorns, or sometimes a heart--referring to the legend of her having changed hearts with Christ. Her principal feast is on the 30th of April, but it is popularly celebrated in Siena on the Sunday following.
