Saint · Feast 25 November
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr. The feast day is 25 November, kept as a optional memorial in the General Roman Calendar.
- Feast
- 25 November · Optional memorial
- Remembered as
- Virgin and Martyr
- Patron of
- Teachers, Students, Santa Catarina
The life
A virgin and martyr whose feast is celebrated in the Latin Church and in the various Oriental churches on 25 November, and who for almost six centuries was the object of a very popular devotion.
From the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), article “St. Catherine of Alexandria”, in the public domain. Some details may since have been revised by later research. Read the whole article on Wikisource.
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