Saint of the Day 29/April
Saint of the Day (April 29) ✠ St. Catherine of Siena ✠ Born: March 25, 1347, Siena, Italy Died: April 29, 1380, Rome, Italy Nationality: Italian Feast: 29 April; 30 April (Roman Calendar, 1628–1969); 4 October (in Italy) Place of burial: St Maria Sopra Minerva Basilica, Rome, Italy Parents: Lapa Piagenti, Giacomo di Benincasa Saint Catharine was born at Sienna, in 1347. Her father, James Benincasa, by trade a dyer, was a virtuous man; and though blessed with temporal prosperity, always chiefly solicitous to leave to his children a solid inheritance of virtue, by his example, and by deeply instilling into them lessons of piety.—Her mother, Lapa, had a particular affection for this daughter above her other children; and the accomplishments of mind and body with which she was adorned made her the darling and delight of all that knew her, and procured her the name of Euphrosyna. She was favoured by God with extraordi...