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Description St. Rita of Cascia © Cecilia Lawrence May 21st 2014 4.5 x 6 inches Ink, watercolor, gold leaf "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." ~ Matthew 5:9 Happy Feast of St. Rita, patroness of hopeless and impossible situations! She just so happens to be my birthday patroness, so I decided that I ought to do an icon of her at some point. Most depictions of her have her dressed in the habit of modern Augustinian nuns, but I decided to represent her in…

As one who has spent many years of my life studying and teaching philosophy, I have always felt a special devotion to St. Catherine...

"Almighty ever-living God, who gave Saint Catherine of Alexandria to your people as a Virgin and an invincible Martyr, grant that through her intercession we may be strengthened in faith and constancy and spend ourselves without reserve for the unity of the Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son." Statue of St Catherine in St Patrick's Cathedral, New York.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria Dominating the Emperor Maxentius, by Claudio Coello

Saint Catherine of Siena (detail, 1612-14) Juan Bautista Maíno

St, Katherine of Siena - Tiepolo. Vienna, 2013

Get to know who was Saint Catherine of Alexandria and how to identify her.

Saint of the Day – 29 April – St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) Doctor of the Church, Virgin, Stigmatist, Mystic, Scholastic Philosopher and Theologian, Writer, Reformer, Adviser, Media…

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Saint Kateri’s feast day is coming up on July 14th! Today I am sharing with you ways to celebrate this special feast day. First here is a quick story about how we decided to name

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Attributed to Cornelius Engebrechtsz (circa 1465-1527, Holland) - Saint Barbara and Saint Catherine (pair) [oil on wood], 1533, 75.5 x 23.5 cm, private collection

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria "Hail! O Catherine, thou gem of virgins. Hail! O glorious spouse of the King of virgins." – antiphon for the feast of St Catherine // This statue of the saint is in the chapel of Notre Dame in Washington DC at the Trinity Washington University.// Credits: Lawrence OP