biography
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Catherine of Siena, St
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originally Caterina Benincasa
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pronunciation:
[syayna]
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| lived:
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| biography:
| Nun and mystic, born in Siena, C Italy. She became a Dominican, and gained a great reputation for holiness, writing many devotional pieces, letters, and poems. She prevailed on Pope Gregory XI to return the papacy from Avignon to Rome. Christ's stigmata were said to have been imprinted on her body. She was canonized in 1461, and is the patron saint of Italy. Feast day 29 April. |
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