April 29 - Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine of Siena
Doctor of the Church
Feast Day: April 29
Patron: Fire prevention
1347 - 1380

The 25th child of a wool dyer in northern Italy, St. Catherine started having mystical experiences when she was only 6, seeing guardian angels as clearly as the people they protected. She became a Dominican tertiary when she was 16, and continued to have visions of Christ, Mary, and the saints. St. Catherine was one of the most brilliant theological minds of her day, although she never had any formal education. She persuaded the Pope to go back to Rome from Avignon, in 1377, and when she died she was endeavoring to heal the Great Western Schism. In 1375 Our Lord give her the Stigmata, which was visible only after her death. Her spiritual director was Blessed Raymond of Capua. St, Catherine's letters, and a treatise called "a dialogue" are considered among the most brilliant writings in the history of the Catholic Church. She died when she was only 33, and her body was found incorrupt in 1430.

---Cited from Catholic On-Line

To Everyone named Catherine or a derivative: Happy Name's Day, Buon Onomastico

Question: If someone is named Mary, ( not Mary Assunta or Mary Incoronata) just Mary, which day would be considered her Name's Day. January 1, or September 17? Or Our Lady's Birthday? Just a question?