This sterling silver 13/16in.-diameter patron saint medal, inscribed with the words, "St. Catherine Pray for us", comes with a 20in. stainless chain and is packaged in a lovely maroon gift box. St Catherine is the patron saint of firefighters, those ridiculed for their piety, and is invoked against miscarriages and illness.
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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