St. Catherine of Siena

  Catherine, born in 1347, was the 23rd child (a twin) of Jacopo and Lapa Benincasa in Siena. When she came of age, her parents wanted her to marry, but she insisted that she was betrothed to Christ. In anger, her parents insisted that she act as a servant to the rest of the family. Finally, her father relented and she was allowed to follow her mystic calling. She did not become a nun but joined the third Order of St. Dominic.

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