The Life and Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa

By Catherine of Genoa

Book Overview

The Life and Doctrine is a biographical sketch of St. Catherine, filled with her thoughts and experiences with God. In this, there are many examples of how we too can reach perfection in our relationship with God. Saint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, 1447 - 15 September 1510) is an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admired for her work among the sick and the poor and remembered because of various writings describing both these actions and her mystical experiences. She was a member of the noble Fieschi family, and spent most of her life and her means serving the sick, especially during the plague which ravagedGenoa in 1497 and 1501. She died in that city in 1510.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1490480587
• ISBN13: 9781490480589
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"