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'''St Catherine of Siena''' born in Siena, Italy (b. 1347, died 1379). She lived in the fourteenth century during the Crusades, the Great Schism, civil wars and the Black Death. Catherine was a Virgin, not a nun but a layperson of Third Orders who was devoted to the religious Dominicans. Her growing reputation as a worker of miracles, caused the public and Popes to turn to Catherine in all kinds of difficulties. Catherine is best known for urging Pope Gregory XI to return to [[Rome]]. Christ was her interest, her life and her passion. Catherine became the first woman [[Doctor of the Church]] also called the Doctor of Unity.

'''St Catherine of Siena''' born in Siena, Italy (b. 1347, died 1379). She lived at the time of the Crusades, the Great Schism, civil wars and the Black Death. Catherine was a Virgin, not a nun but a layperson of Third Orders who was devoted to the religious Dominicans. Her growing reputation as a worker of miracles, caused the public and Popes to turn to Catherine in all kinds of difficulties. Catherine is best known for urging Pope Gregory XI to return to [[Rome]]. Christ was her interest, her life and her passion. Catherine became the first woman [[Doctor of the Church]] also called the Doctor of Unity.

==Early life==

==Early life==