Catherine of Siena

American  

noun

1. Saint, 1347–80, Italian ascetic and mystic.

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Catherine of Siena British  

noun

1. Saint. 1347–80, Italian mystic and ascetic; patron saint of the Dominican order. Feast day: April 29

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Catherine of Siena

When St. Catherine of Siena died in Rome, her hometown of Siena wanted her remains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2019

He cites a 1376 letter from the mystic Catherine of Siena to a disciple, in which she presciently warns of schisms within the Catholic Church and invokes the Eucharist as a symbol of unity.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019

Perhaps he attended a seminar on the theology and “holy fasts” of Catherine of Siena.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2016

She travels throughout the U.S. and the world performing a one-woman show as the 14th century saint Catherine of Siena.

From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 4, 2015

Of two of these saints, St Catherine of Alexandria, the St Catherine par excellence, and St Catherine of Siena, something more must be said.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various