St. Catherine of Alexandria Comments
St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr whose feast day is November 25th. She is the patroness of philosophers and preachers. St. Catherine is believed to have been born in Alexandria of a noble family. Converted to Christianity through a vision, she denounced Maxentius for persecuting Christians. Fifty of her converts were then burned to death by Maxentius. Maxentius offered Catherine a royal marriage if she would deny the Faith. ... Continue Reading
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I really admire this saint :) she is such an inspiration to us all!
My grand-daughter was just born on her feast day today! I will certainly include "Catherine" as her second name and it can be used as her baptism & confirmation name. I note that today is also feast of St. Catherine Laboure.
Thanks for helping me with my confirmation name =) VERYYYY helpful ;)
is st catherine real? someone told me that she wasnt and i am considering using her for my confirmation name
i am using her as my confermation patron saint
she is my ever paton since birth and my guide and the best patron.saint.
she was my confirmation name
she rlly is a good role model though... i think she would make a great confimation name!!! thx = P :)
Ii reasearched st catherine for a project and found this rly helpful i reckommend it.... it was the best info i found, but how would the wheel break? was she just heavy or did it break when she entered the room
Nice summary of St. Catherine's life, but I think you missed one rather important point: St. Catherine of Alexandria did not exist. The Vatican even removed her feast day from the calender in 1969 due to "insufficient evidence of historicity." Her day had been reinstated in 2002 as an optional day of memorial but only because her "usefulness as a symbol."
I don't want to be praying to saints that never existed!
Im stuck between her and saint audrey...
I was told that a Latin Vita (biography) of St. Catherine says that she died "organis tonantibus" (while the organ thundered). Can anyone confirm this or tell me the exact source of "organis tonantibus"?
I chose her years ago for my confirmation name, or Our Lord inside me chose her, as I did not read the other saints' lives in the book. I am astounded really.
I'm so using her for my confirmation name!!!! :)
I am making my confirmation, but I don't know if I want her, or St. Monica!!!
Very very helpful.
this is so cool!!
I'm using her for my confirmation also.
I'm using her for my confirmation too.
im going to use her for my confirmation name i think