St. Catherine of Siena

By Alice Curtayne

Book Overview

One of the greatest, most interesting, most influential and most popular saints in Church history. She was a stigmatist, miracle-worker, Doctor of the Church, Patroness of Italy, she brought the Papacy back to Rome from France, lived many years without eating, and brought thousands of souls to Christ, yet she died at only 33--an amazing story 288 pgs, PB

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895551624
• ISBN13: 9780895551627
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Tan Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

wonderful writer; wonderful subject; delightfully wry humor an added bonus

I cannot disagree more strongly with the reviewer who called this a romantic treatment of St. Catherine. It is a moving and inspiring treatment of the life of one of the greatest saints the world has ever known, but it is not at all sentimental. Alice Curtayne is a beautiful writer, and her sense of irony serves her well, as this is a respectful biography, but not without the occasional arch comment regarding the people Catherine had to deal with as she fasted and prayed her way through the politics of 14th century schismatic Catholicism. You will end this book wanting to know more -- I have since finished one version of Catherine's Dialogue, am now one-third of the way through another, and will ask my family to give me both volumes of her letters for Christmas.