Saint Profile: Catherine of Siena

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Saint Profile: 

Name: Catherine of Siena 

Birthday: March 25th, 1347 

Death Date: April 29th, 1380 

Feast Day: April 29th

Patroness of Italy, miscarriages, sexual temptation, nurses, and against fire and illness. 🔥 🇮🇹 👩‍⚕️

Bio: Catherine of Siena was a third order Dominican which is a lay branch of Dominican religious. Catherine would often give items that belonged to her family members to the poor, without asking. Catherine was a mystic and named a doctor of the church. She died at age thirty three. Linked here is a website containing information on the Life of Saint Catherine: https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=9

Quotes: "Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire". "Proclaim the truth, and do not be silent through fear." "“What is it you want to change? Your hair, your face, your body? Why? For God is in love with all those things and he might weep when they are gone.”

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