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Katherine (/ k æ θ ə r ɪ n /), also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria .
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine of the Wheel, or Great Martyr Saint Catherine (4th century); Catherine of Vadstena (c. 1332–1381), Swedish nun and author; Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), TOSD Italian philosopher, theologian, doctor of the church and patron saint of Italy
Katherine (/kæθərɪn/), also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. Below is a list of notable individuals named Katherine. Below is a list of notable individuals named Katherine.
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, [a] was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography , she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christian around age 14, converted hundreds of people to ...
Kathryn is a feminine given name and comes from the Greek meaning for 'pure'. It is a variant of Katherine. [1] It may refer to: In television and film: Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938), English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Disney animation film works; Kathryn Bernardo (born 1996), Filipina actress and recording artist
Katharine Bushnell (born Sophia Caroline Bushnell; February 5, 1855, in Evanston, Illinois – January 26, 1946) was a medical doctor, Christian writer, Bible scholar, social activist, and forerunner of feminist theology.
Besides having founded Christians for Biblical Equality, she established Peace and Safety in the Christian Home (PASCH) [2] and served as its founding president. After rearing five children, she served in leadership roles in many other organizations, serving on the board of trustees at Trinity Christian Academy and the Latham Center on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and at Whitworth College in ...
A rare version with both saints: Ambrogio Bergognone, The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Catherine of Siena. The mystical marriage of Saint Catherine covers two different subjects often shown in Catholic art arising from visions received by either Catherine of Alexandria or Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), in which these virgin saints went through a mystical ...