Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Catherine of Bologna

Stand In The Gap With Us And  Saint Catherine of Bologna 3/28/2024

Born in Bologna, Catharine was related to the nobility in Ferrara, and was educated at court there. She received a liberal education at the court and developed some interest and talent in painting. In later years as a Poor Clare, Catharine sometimes did manuscript illumination and also painted miniatures.

At the age of 17, she joined a group of religious women in Ferrara. Four years later, the whole group joined the Poor Clares in that city. Jobs as convent baker and portress preceded her selection as novice mistress.

In 1456, she and 15 other sisters were sent to establish a Poor Clare monastery in Florence. As abbess, Catharine worked to preserve the peace of the new community. Her reputation for holiness drew many young women to the Poor Clare life. She was canonized in 1712. The liturgical feast of Saint Catharine of Bologna is celebrated on May 9.

Saint Catherine feast day was on March 9 and was canonized on May 22 1712 by Pope Clement XL. She is the patron saint of Art , against temptations, artists, Bologna Academy of Art, Liberal arts and Painters. Saint Catherine's symbol was a palette and paint brushes, because she was an artist/painter.

She was a model of piety and reported experiencing miracles and several visions of Christ, the Virgin Mary,

She soon began to experience visions of Christ and Satan, and wrote of her experiences, one of which occurred one Christmas.