Saint Catherine of Siena Pendant

St Catherine of Siena Necklace, Collier de Ste Catherine de Sienne, Collana di Santa Caterina Benincasa

the reverse of the pendant can be engraved, up to 88 characters

Diameter: 30mm/1.18 inches

Material: Stainless Steel Medal of the painting of St Catherine of Siena by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Feast Day: April 29

Youngest of 24 children; her father was a wool-dyer. At the age of seven she had a vision in which Jesus appeared with Peter, Paul, and John; Jesus blessed her, and she consecrated herself to Him. Her parents began making arranged marriages for her when she turned 12, but she refused to co-operate, became a Dominican tertiary at age 15, and spent her time working with the poor and sick, attracting others to work with her. Received a vision in which she was in a mystical marriage with Christ, and the Infant Christ presented her with a wedding ring. Some of her visions drove her to become more involved in public life. Counselor to and correspondent with Pope Gregory XI and Pope Urban VI. Stigmatist in 1375. Lived in Avignon, France in 1376, and then in Rome, Italy from 1378 until her death. Friend of Blessed Raymond of Capua who was also her confessor. Proclaimed Doctor of the Church on 4 October 1970.

Patronage

• against bodily ills

• against fire

• against illness

• against miscarriages

• against sexual temptation

• against sickness

• against temptations

• fire prevention

• firefighters

• nurses

• nursing services

• people ridiculed for their piety

• sick people

• Theta Phi Alpha sorority

• Europe (declared on 1 October 1999 by Pope John Paul II)

• Italy

• 3 dioceses

• Siena, Italy

• Varazze, Italy