Catherine siena biography
Catherine siena biography
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Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican saint (1347–1380)
Saint Catherine of Siena TOSD | |
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St. Catherine of Siena, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | |
| Born | Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa (1347-03-25)25 March 1347 Siena, Republic of Siena |
| Died | 29 April 1380(1380-04-29) (aged 33) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | |
| Beatified | 29 December 1460 |
| Canonized | 29 April 1461 by Pope Pius II |
| Major shrine | Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome and the Sanctuary of Saint Catherine, Siena |
| Feast | 29 April; 30 April (Roman Calendar, 1628–1969); 4 October (in Italy) |
| Attributes | habit of a Dominican tertiary, ring, lily, cherubim, crown of thorns, stigmata, crucifix, book, heart, skull, dove, rose, miniature church, miniature ship bearing papal coat of arms |
| Patronage | against fire; bodily ills; people ridiculed for their piety; nurses; sick people; miscarriages; Europe; Italy; Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.; Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines; Samal, Ba
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