Catherine of Siena

Catherine of Siena
1347-80, Italian ascetic and mystic.

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  • Catherine of Siena — Infobox Saint name=Catherine of Siena birth date=March 25, 1347 death date=April 29, 1380 feast day=April 29; April 30 (Roman Calendar, 1628 1960) venerated in=Roman Catholic Church; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Anglican Communion… …   Wikipedia

  • Catherine of Siena — (c. 1345–80)    Saint, Mystic and Devotional Writer.    Catherine was born Caterina Benincasa in Siena, Italy. From her early youth she was subject to visions and, at the age of sixteen, she joined the Dominican Tertiaries. Through her… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • Catherine of Siena, Saint — • Third Order Dominican, hermit, reformer, mystic, d. 1380. Biographical article by Edmund G. Gardner Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Catherine of Siena, Saint — orig. Caterina Benincasa born March 25, 1347, Siena, Tuscany died April 29, 1389, Rome; canonized 1461; feast day April 29 Dominican mystic and patron saint of Italy. She joined the Dominican third order in Siena in 1363 and soon became known for …   Universalium

  • Catherine of Siena,Saint — Catherine of Si·en·a (sē ĕnʹə, syĕʹnä), Saint. 1347 1380. Italian religious leader who mediated a peace between the Florentines and Pope Urban VI in 1378. * * * …   Universalium

  • Catherine of Siena, Saint — (1347 1380)    Italian mystic, daughter of an influential Sienese family, canonized in 1461 and declared to be a doctor of the church in 1970. From childhood she was deeply spiritual, and at age 16 she became a Dominican tertiary, living in self… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

  • Catherine of Siena — /siˈɛnə/ (say see enuh) noun Saint, 1347–80, Italian ascetic and mystic; Dominican order s patron saint …  

  • Catherine of Siena — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic …   Useful english dictionary

  • St. Catherine of Siena —     St. Catherine of Siena     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Catherine of Siena     Dominican Tertiary, born at Siena, 25 March, 1347; died at Rome, 29 April, 1380.     She was the youngest but one of a very large family. Her father, Giacomo di… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • St. Catherine of Siena Church and School — St. Catherine of Siena is a Catholic church and elementary school (kindergarten through eighth grade) located on Sheman Way in Reseda, Los Angeles, California. The parish, which is now more than 50 percent Latino, has more than 1,300 families as… …   Wikipedia

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