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St. Catherine of Alexandria, by Callisto Piazza, c. 1540. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome.
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/p/piazza/catherin.html
SAINT CATHERINE of ALEXANDRIAVirgin, MartyrPatroness of Students and Young Girls(† Fourth Century)
Catherine was a noble virgin of Alexandria, born in the fourth century. Before her Baptism, she saw in a dream the Blessed Virgin asking Her Son to receive her among His servants, but the Divine Infant turned away, saying she was not yet regenerated by the waters of Baptism. She made haste to receive that sacrament, and afterwards, when the dream was repeated, Catherine saw that the Saviour received her with great affection, and espoused her before the court of heaven, with a fine ring. She woke with it on her finger.http://www.magnificat.ca/cal/engl/11-25.htm
Catherine was a noble virgin of Alexandria, born in the fourth century. Before her Baptism, she saw in a dream the Blessed Virgin asking Her Son to receive her among His servants, but the Divine Infant turned away, saying she was not yet regenerated by the waters of Baptism. She made haste to receive that sacrament, and afterwards, when the dream was repeated, Catherine saw that the Saviour received her with great affection, and espoused her before the court of heaven, with a fine ring. She woke with it on her finger.http://www.magnificat.ca/cal/engl/11-25.htm
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