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St. Catherine Of Siena

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St. Catherine of Siena lived a meaningful life that changed the way Catholics lived. She was born in Siena, Italy March 25th 1347 during the outbreak of the plague. During this time even the nobles were unable to question the teachings of the Church allowing and the Pope to maintain a position of power over the kingdom. Catherine’s teachings, reached the ‘highest levels of both civil and church politics, she was a very compassionate individual who only saw the good in people. She often helped people who had been neglected from treatment by others. Catherine left us with over three hundred and eighty letters to various people, and several written prayers.

Catherine of Siena was a woman who was influenced by God in extraordinary ways during late medieval Italy. She spoke up for the people who had no voice, after becoming a nurse she treated and helped the patients that were neglected to be treated by others. Her selflessness …show more content…

Catherine’s lack of education never held her down, she had one of the most brilliant theological minds of her day. She sent many meaningful and enticing letters and became well known to society today. Catherine’s letters where mostly about the fight she put up about having an urban and lawful pope, she often wrote the lord, texts from the bible and the church.

Catherine made a big positive difference to society then and now. Her teachings, reached the ‘highest levels of both civil and church politics’ and she was a very compassionate individual who only saw the good in people. Without the fight she put up about having an urban and lawful pope, the law these days and the criteria for becoming a pope would be less particular and the society might not have been as well off. Catherina compassion towards the church and people is admirable as she often brought out the best in

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