St. Catherine of Siena

2. St. Catherine of Siena
was born in Sienna,
Italy, on March 25,
1341.
She died in 1380 in
Rome, Italy, on April 29.
St. Catherine of Siena is
the patron Saint of Italy
and fire preventions.
Her Feast Day is April 29
and she was canonized
in 1461.

3. Catherine's mother had twenty-three children.
At the age of six, Catherine saw a vision of Christ
above the Church.
She wanted to be Christ’s wife and therefore, she
remained unmarried.
She told Pope Gregory XI, who was living in
France, to go back to Rome where the church
should be.
Saint Catherine of Siena was important to us
because she was a fearless saint who was not
afraid to fight for what she believed in.

4. St. Catherine of Siena joined the Third Order
of Dominicans. They were women who are
like nuns, but they chose to live in their own
homes.
St. Catherine bore the stigmata, the wounds
of Christ on herself, invisible to all until her
death.