Blessed Catherine of Pallanza,
Feast day: April 6.
Born in Pallanza, Novara, Italy, 1437
Died 1478
Cultus confirmed in 1769.
At age 14, Catherine began to live the life of a hermit in the mountain district above Varese, near Milan. Disciples gathered around her, whom she gathered into a community under the Augustinian Rule. She fought epidemics, which wiped out her entire family, and against wicked tongues that spread slander about her little convent of Santa Maria di Monte
Feast day: April 6.
Born in Pallanza, Novara, Italy, 1437
Died 1478
Cultus confirmed in 1769.
At age 14, Catherine began to live the life of a hermit in the mountain district above Varese, near Milan. Disciples gathered around her, whom she gathered into a community under the Augustinian Rule. She fought epidemics, which wiped out her entire family, and against wicked tongues that spread slander about her little convent of Santa Maria di Monte
No comments:
Post a Comment