Saint
Catherine of Siena
TOSD
St. Catherine of Siena, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Virgin, Doctor of the Church
Born
Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa
25 March 1347
Siena, Republic of Siena
Died
29 April 1380 (aged 33)
Rome, Papal States
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Anglican Communion[1]
Lutheranism[2]
Beatified
29 December 1460
Canonized
29 June 1461 by Pope Pius II
Major shrine
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome and the Sanctuary of Saint Catherine, Siena
Feast
29 April; 30 April (Roman Calendar, 1628–1969); 4 October (in Italy)
Attributes
habit of a Dominican tertiary, ring, lily, cherubim, crown of thorns, stigmata, crucifix, book, heart, skull, dove, rose, miniature church, miniature ship bearing papal coat of arms
Patronage
against fire; bodily ills; people ridiculed for their piety; nurses; sick people; miscarriages; Europe; Italy; Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.; Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines; Samal, Bataan, Philippines
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