Catherine of Siena: The Dialogue
The Classics of Western Spirituality
Item Number: 197
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), mystic and Doctor of the Church, wrote The Dialogue, her crown9780809122332
ing spiritual work for "the instruction and encouragement of all those whose spiritual welfare was her concern."
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Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 4/29
Tridentine Calendar - 4/30
Patron Of:
Artists, Fire, Firefighters, Illness, Leather Workers, Nurses, Philosophers, Scribes, Secretaries, Stenographers, Tongue
Profile
Youngest child in a large family. At the age of 6 she had a vision in which Jesus appeared and blessed her. Her parents wanted her to marry, but she became a Dominican tertiary. Mystic. Stigmatist. Received a vision in which she was in a mystical marriage with Christ, and the Infant Christ presented her with a wedding ring. Counselor to Pope Gregory XI and Pope Urban VI. Proclaimed Doctor of the Church on 4 October 1970.
Born
25 March 1347 at Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Died
29 April 1380 of a mysterious and painful illness that came on without notice, and was never properly diagnosed
Canonized
July 1461 by Pope Pius II
All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.
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