Yes, Caterina Benincasa is the reason I am in Siena. It wasn’t my intention to devote so many years of study to her, but, call it fate, it was simply meant to be.
Co-patron saint of Italy
Co-patron saint of Europe
Doctor of the Church
Patron saint of nurses
She’s kind of a big deal, our girl Catherine!
If you’re in town, here’s what’s happening in her honour: https://www.arcidiocesi.siena.it/siena-festa-di-santa-caterina-dal-29-4-al-via-le-celebrazioni-nellanno-del-giubileo-della-speranza/
