Catherine of Alexandria

American  

noun

1. Saint, a.d. c310, Christian martyr.

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Example Sentences

It shows an angel warning Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a virtuous virgin queen, of her impending martyrdom.

From The Guardian

In case you miss the point, a dead fish is impaled at the base of the wheel, like some supermarket Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

From Los Angeles Times

Artemisia Gentileschi's Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria will be on the road again, a sign she is viewed by the gallery as one of its most significant and popular artists.

From BBC

Two women are chatting in front of a painting of Catherine of Alexandria, a saint martyred in the fourth century.

From The Guardian

Lebrun would surely have known the monstrous tool from countless Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings of martyred Saint Catherine of Alexandria — by Raphael, Caravaggio, Veronese, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bernardo Strozzi and dozens more.

From Los Angeles Times