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Born in 1347 a year before the plague would devastate the city of Siena, Catherine\u2019s was an age of extremes. It was Tuscan beauty scarred by violence and the plague. The duality manifested itself in Catherine as well. An uneducated woman and prolific writer. A practical and mystical saint.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When the fame of her holiness spread, she became the protagonist of an intense activity of spiritual guidance for people from every walk of life: nobles and politicians, artists and ordinary people, consecrated men and women and religious, and even the Pope .<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

the Saint . WEB Born in 1347 a year before the plague would devastate the city of Siena, Catherine\u2019s was an age of extremes. It was Tuscan beauty scarred by violence and the plague. The duality manifested itself in Catherine as well. An uneducated woman and prolific writer. A practical and mystical saint. 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