St Catherine
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Ranked as one of the fourteen most helpful saints in heaven, she was unceasingly praised by preachers and sung by poets. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet dedicated to her one of his most beautiful panegyrics, and Adam of St. Victor wrote a magnificent poem in her honour. Devotion to Catherine remains strong amongst Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians.
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Feast day celebrated on 25 November by most denominations.
Relationships
- sibling of
- St Margaret, St Barbara
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Ranked with St Margaret and St Barbara as one of the fourteen most helpful saints in heaven, she was unceasingly praised by preachers and sung by poets. It is believed that Jacques-Benigne Bossuet dedicated to her one of his most beautiful panegyrics and that Adam of St. Victor wrote a magnificent poem in her honour”
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