Why Is St. Catherine Important To Religious Reform?

St. Catherine of Siena was known as a Christian reformer and mystic who had a significant impact on the church. She is the patron of fire prevention. Her real name was Caterina Benincasa. She was born March 25, 13447 in Siena, Italy.
Catherine was the daughter of Giacomo Benincasa. St. Catherine wrote a book called “Dialogue” which talks about the love of neighbours as an expression of love for God. Catherine received a vision of Jesus Christ when she was 6 and at the age of 16, she spent most of her time praying and in solitude. “…She also expressed her piety and religious ideals in her letters, 400 of which survive.” (Harran, MJ 2015, 'Catherine of Siena, Saint’, World Book Student, World Book, Chicago, viewed 27 May 2015, .) St. Catherine was also very involved in religious reform. …show more content…
Catherine is famous for. She worked to end a war between the papacy and Florence and the other Italian states. Later in her life during her last days, she attempted to end the division that the election of two rival popes created. If this problem was left completely unattended to however, the outcome would most probably have been very different. She also joined the Third Order of St. Dominic at the age of 16. “Catherine devoted a great deal of her energy to religious reform…She also worked to end the war the papacy waged against Florence and other Italian city states…Catherine spent her last days trying to end the schism(division)within the church caused by the election of two rival popes…” (Harran, MJ 2015, 'Catherine of Siena, Saint’, World Book Student, World Book, Chicago, viewed 27 May 2015, .) If St. Catherine of Siena didn’t do those things, the modern day church could be significantly