St catherine of bologna biography sample
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Catherine of Bologna
Italian writer, artist (1413–1463)
Catherine of Bologna [Caterina de' Vigri] (8 September 1413 – 9 March 1463)[2][3] was an Italian Poor Clare, writer, teacher, mystic, artist, and saint. The patron saint of artists and against temptations, Catherine de' Vigri was venerated for nearly three centuries in her native Bologna before being formally canonized in 1712 by Pope Clement XI. Her feast day is 9 March.
Life
[edit]Catherine came from an upper-class family, the daughter of Benvenuta Mammolini of Bologna and Giovanni Vigri, a Ferrarese notary who worked for Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara.[2] She was raised at Niccolo III's court as a lady-in-waiting to his wife Parisina Malatesta (d. 1425) and became lifelong friends with his natural daughter Margherita d'Este (d. 1478). During this time, she received some education in reading, writing, music, playing the viola, and had access to illuminated manuscripts in the d'
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St Catherine of Bologna
St Catherine of Bologna
Pope Benedict XVI
Authority is to serve others
At the gods General Audience of the year 2010, held on Wednesday, 29 December, in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father commented on St Catherine of Bologna, a Poor Clare, an abbess in the 15th century and "a woman of great wisdom and culture". The following fryst vatten a translation of the Pope's Catechesis, which was given in Italian.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In a recent Catechesis inom spoke of St Catherine of Siena. Today inom would like to present to you another less well known Saint who has the same name: St Catherine of Bologna, a very erudite yet very humble woman. She was dedicated to bön but was always ready to serve; generous in sacrifice but full of joy in welcoming Christ with the Cross.
Catherine was born in Bologna on 8 September 1413, the eldest child of Benvenuta Mammolini and John de' Vigri, a rich and cultured patrician of Ferrara, a doctor in lag and a public lector
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One of the more unusual places to visit in Bologna is the chapel containing the mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna, who is also known as Saint Catherine de’ Vigri. Catherine or Caterina in Italian, was the Abbess of the community of Poor Clare nuns at the Corpus Domini convent in Bologna at the time of her death in 1463. She was buried in the convent graveyard, but exhumed 18 days later after the nuns noticed a sweet smell coming from the tomb.
Her skin was still white, but it has since darkened from centuries of exposure to lamps and candles. From at least 1529 to the present she has occupied a chapel at the church of Corpus Domini.
My post gives some of the details of the life of this mystic, author, artist, musician and abbess but to read about how to visit Bologna’s female patron Saint, skip to Visiting Santa Caterina.
Catherine’s early life
Caterina de’ Vigri was born in Bologna in 1413 to aristocratic parents Benvenuta Mammolini and Giovanni de’ Vig