Catherine of Alexandria
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| [[Fernando Gallego]] does [[Catherine of Alexandria]][http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vj2e1m7Hlgw/SwwOp7X04sI/AAAAAAAAb5A/bDpH4nBl_PE/s1600/10380-the-martyrdom-of-saint-catherine-fernando-gallego.jpg], like ''[[Martirio di S.Caterina]]''[http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/217912830/martirio-di-s-caterina-by-lelio-orsi-via] by [[Lelio Orsi]], see [[art horror]] | [[Fernando Gallego]] does [[Catherine of Alexandria]][http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vj2e1m7Hlgw/SwwOp7X04sI/AAAAAAAAb5A/bDpH4nBl_PE/s1600/10380-the-martyrdom-of-saint-catherine-fernando-gallego.jpg], like ''[[Martirio di S.Caterina]]''[http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/217912830/martirio-di-s-caterina-by-lelio-orsi-via] by [[Lelio Orsi]], see [[art horror]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[breaking wheel|Catherine wheel]] | ||
| + | * [[Cartagena de Indias]] - Main Colombian city which Saint Catherine is patron. | ||
| + | * [[Catharina (crater)|Catharina]] - Lunar crater named after St. Catherine | ||
| + | * [[Catherinettes]] | ||
| + | * [[Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Raphael)|Saint Catherine of Alexandria]], by [[Raphael]] | ||
| + | * [[Saint Catherine (Caravaggio)|Saint Catherine]], by [[Caravaggio]] | ||
| + | * [[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai]] | ||
| + | * [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Santa Catalina Island]] - California Channel Island named after St. Catherine | ||
| + | * [[Santa Catalina Mountains]] - A prominent mountain range north of [[Tucson, Arizona]], United States was named after St. Catherine in 1697. | ||
| + | * [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] - One of the three states in southern Brazil. | ||
| + | * [[Se Cathedral]] - dedicated to Saint Catherine | ||
| + | * [[St. Catherine's Day]] | ||
| + | {{Commons category|Saint Catherine of Alexandria}} | ||
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is a Christian saint and martyr who is claimed to have been a noted scholar in the early 4th century. In the beginning of the fifteenth century, it was rumored that she had spoken to Saint Joan of Arc. The Orthodox Churches venerate her as a "great martyr", and in the Catholic Church she is traditionally revered as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
What is told of Saint Catherine's life is mostly composed of legends which have many different variations, and have little historical basis. The most popular version is that Catherine was the daughter of Costus, governor of Alexandria. She announced to her parents that she would only marry someone who surpassed her in everything, such that "His beauty was more radiant than the shining of the sun, His wisdom governed all creation, His riches were spread throughout all the world."
In art
Fernando Gallego does Catherine of Alexandria[1], like Martirio di S.Caterina[2] by Lelio Orsi, see art horror
See also
- Catherine wheel
- Cartagena de Indias - Main Colombian city which Saint Catherine is patron.
- Catharina - Lunar crater named after St. Catherine
- Catherinettes
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria, by Raphael
- Saint Catherine, by Caravaggio
- Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
- Santa Catalina Island - California Channel Island named after St. Catherine
- Santa Catalina Mountains - A prominent mountain range north of Tucson, Arizona, United States was named after St. Catherine in 1697.
- Santa Catarina - One of the three states in southern Brazil.
- Se Cathedral - dedicated to Saint Catherine
- St. Catherine's Day
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