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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.
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
During the medieval period, Saint Catherine's Day marked the beginning of Advent in England. [2]Catterntide was celebrated by lacemakers. [3] A traditional celebration of St Catherine's Day, which has seen something of a revival in modern times, is the baking of symbolic 'Cattern Cakes' in honour of St Catherine.
Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa, TOSD (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), known as Catherine of Siena (Italian: Caterina da Siena), was an Italian Catholic mystic and pious laywoman who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy.
The Catholic Church of St. Catherine is connected with many important personalities of Imperial Russia and other countries. In 1798, Stanisław II Augustus , the last king of Poland , was buried at the church (in 1938, after 140 years in the crypt, his remains were brought back to Poland [ 2 ] ), as was, in 1813, the French general Jean Victor ...
The entrance to the shrine of Katherine Drexel in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Katharine Drexel, SBS (born Catherine Mary Drexel; November 26, 1858 – March 3, 1955) was an American Catholic religious sister, and educator.
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 ...
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 .