Essay On St Catherine Of Jordina

Saint Catherine of Siena was born on March 25, 1347. She was the youngest of 25 and had a twin, who died in infancy. She always wanted to pray instead of doing housework. She grew up being very beautiful, but decided she didn’t want to get married. When she was 6 years old she had her first vision of Christ above the Church, and a year later she decided to always remain ready for Christ (Glavich 50). Catherine’s sister was married, so when she died she left her husband a widow. Catherine’s parents wanted her to marry him, but she refused, fasted, and cut her hair to mar her appearance (Saint Catherine of Siena). When she was 16, she joined the third order of Dominican. God then convinced her to go home and help the poor (Glavich 50) After three years, Jesus sent her another vision saying, “The only way to serve me is to serve your neighbor.” She then encouraged many people, including prisoners to repent (Glavich 50). The plague eventually broke out and St. Catherine went around nursing patients, bringing food and clothing, and burying the dead (Glavich 50). At 21, she believed she was given a ring of Jesus’ skin, which was invisible. It symbolized that she was married to Jesus (Saint Catherine of Siena). At 23, St. Catherine became a well-known, spiritual guide to priests, religious, and laity. Saint Catherine then became traveling for work. She was involved in politics. During her travels, she continued …show more content…
Manny miracles were reported by her grave to make the canonization possible. Saint Peter of Verona’s feast day was April 29, so Saint Catherine’s was moved to April 30. As the years went by, Saint Catherine was proven to be a more popular saint and her feast day was moved back to April 29. Pope Paul VI declared St. Catherine a Doctor of the Church on October 3, 1970. She was one of the first two women to be declared a Doctor of the Church because of her many letters and writings during her