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- Also called:
- Saint Catherine Dei Ricci
- Original name:
- Alessandra Dei Ricci
- Born:
- April 23, 1522, Florence
- Died:
- Feb. 2, 1590, Prato, Rep. of Florence (aged 67)
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Catherine, Saint
Saint Catherine, statue at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome.
Saint Catherine
Italian Dominican mystic
Also known as: Alessandra dei Ricci, Saint Catherine dei Ricci(Show More)
Saint Catherine (born April 23, 1522, Florence—died Feb. 2, 1590, Prato, Rep. of Florence; canonized 1746; feast day February 13) was an Italian Dominican mystic. At the age of 13, she entered the Dominican convent at Prato, becoming prioress from 1560 to 1590. Famous for her visions of the Passion and her stigmatization, she was the author of letters (ed. by Fr. Sisto of Pisa, 1912) and other minor works.
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