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Catherine of Bologna [Caterina de' Vigri] (8 September 1413 – 9 March 1463) [2] [3] was an Italian Poor Clare, writer, teacher, mystic, artist, and saint.The patron saint of artists and against temptations, Catherine de' Vigri was venerated for nearly three centuries in her native Bologna before being formally canonized in 1712 by Pope Clement XI.
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; Catherine of Bologna (1413–1463), OSC Italian nun and artist
The Church of Corpus Domini, also known as the Chiesa della Santa is a Roman Catholic church in Bologna. It is part of an active monastery complex of the order of Clarissan nuns, that is nuns of the contemplative Second Order of St. Francis. The monastery is semi-cloistered. Incorrupt body of Saint Catherine of Bologna on throne
Catherine Parr (1512–1548), Queen Consort of England as Henry VIII of England's sixth wife; Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589), Queen of France as the wife of King Henri II of France; Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Queen Consort of King Charles II of England; Catherine I of Russia (1684–1727), Tsarina-consort of Russia, wife of Peter ...
In the scene below, the seven saints implore for Bologna, depicted at the bottom center. Charles Borromeo , recently canonized, at the far left was known for his work among the pestilent of Milan. Beside him standing is St Proculus of Bologna , a martyred Roman soldier, holding a sword and palm leaf (symbol of martyrdom).
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota was founded in 1905 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and named for St. Catherine of Alexandria. [53] University of Saint Katherine in San Marcos, California is the first Eastern Orthodox Christian university in the United States and the English-speaking world.
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Ancient sources speak of Catherine of Alexandria, the martyred princess in Egypt. Supporting this is the gesture with which the saint holds out her hand with the ring on her finger, as if the mystical marriage typical of the iconography of Saint Catherine had just taken place. Later studies have instead suggested that Saint Barbara is depicted. [2]