Saint catherine of bologna facts

Saint Catherine of Bologna
(Saint Catherine de Bologne)

Feast Day – March 10

The birth of Saint Catherine of Bologna was foretold to her devout father by the Blessed Virgin, with the announcement that the child would be a brilliant light throughout the world.

On the feast of the Annunciation of Our Lady in the year 1413, Saint Catherine was born at Bologna.

Saint catherine of bologna facts

Her father, John of Vigri, was a relative of the marquis of Este, who resided in Ferrara. It was his wish that little Catherine, who charmed everyone with her beauty and purity, be brought to his court, to be educated there with his daughter.

Here, Saint Catherine of Bologna learned the foreign languages, especially Latin, painting, and everything that belongs to the culture of a young woman of high rank. People admired in her the singular wisdom and insight with which she read the profound works of the Fathers of the Church, along with her great modesty and such purity of soul that she was l