Catherine of Bologna


Catherine of Bologna

OSC
Virgin
Born8 September 1413
Bologna
Died9 March 1463(1463-03-09) (aged 49)
Bologna
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1524, Old St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Clement VII
Canonized22 May 1712, St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Clement XI
Feast9 March
Attributescarrying the Infant Jesus[1]

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.

  1. ^ Husenbeth, Frederick Charles. Emblems of Saints: By which They are Distinguished in Works of Art, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860, p. 35
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dunbar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stephen Donovan (1908). "St. Catherine of Bologna". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.