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The Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa - Enhanced Version
The Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa tells the powerful story of fifteenth century mystic and humanitarian, St. Catherine of Genoa. It begins with her biography, which depicts both her great pain over various difficulties and her great love for the poor and the sick as she helped them in the hospital of Genoa. But the Life and Doctrine doesn't simply tell the story of St. Catherine's life; it also contains her two important treatises. The first--Spiritual Dialogue--is a dialogue that emphasizes love and devotion to God and fellow human beings. The second--Treatise on Purgatory--is her extended reflection upon suffering, death, purgatory, and the afterlife. Together, all three works illustrate the power and meaningfulness of a life dedicated to God; further The Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa can help nurture such a life of dedication.
Tim Perrine
CCEL Staff Writer
This edition features an artistic cover, a new promotional introduction, and a hierarchical table of contents which makes it possible to navigate to any part of the book with a minimum of page turns.
Tim Perrine
CCEL Staff Writer
This edition features an artistic cover, a new promotional introduction, and a hierarchical table of contents which makes it possible to navigate to any part of the book with a minimum of page turns.
- GenresReligion
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 14, 2009
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Catherine of Genoa
18 books11 followersSaint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, 1447 – 15 September 1510) was an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admired for her work among the sick and the poor and remembered because of various writings describing both these actions and her mystical experiences. She was a member of the noble Fieschi family, and spent most of her life and her means serving the sick, especially during the plague which ravaged Genoa in 1497 and 1501. She died in that city in 1510.
Her fame outside her native city is connected with the publication in 1551 of the book known in English as the Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa.
She and her teaching were the subject of Baron Friedrich von Hügel's classic work The Mystical Element of Religion (1908).
Her fame outside her native city is connected with the publication in 1551 of the book known in English as the Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa.
She and her teaching were the subject of Baron Friedrich von Hügel's classic work The Mystical Element of Religion (1908).
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July 7, 2023
Wanting to read a biography of this very astonishing woman, and when I found one on – line, I dropped everything I had planned to do in the afternoon, and read it. Now, I admire this woman even more, as for period she was born in, she used her talents and wisdom, to create a wonderful life, for a woman at that time. Indeed, an incredible woman.
March 27, 2024
I liked the first half much better where it flicked back and forth between her writings and the biography. The second half where it's just her writings on various topics was a little slower to get through. I'd have preferred if it all retained the format of the first half.
November 10, 2020
Not my cup of tea.
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