Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1347 - 1380
Biography
Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), was a Scholastic philosopher and theologian who had a great influence on the Catholic Church. She was declared a saint and a doctor of the Church. Her major treatise is The Dialogue of Divine Providence [Libro della divina dottrina]. She is one of the two patron saints of Italy, together with St. Francis of Assisi.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
MS 87: Liber Divinae Doctrinae by Catherine of Siena, translated into Latin by Raimundus de Vineis de Capua, 15th century
Item
Identifier: MS 87
Contents
The manuscript contains the text Libro della divina dottrina by Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), a tertiary of the Dominican Order, scholastic philosopher, theologian, and considered a Saint and a Doctor of the Catholic Church. The text was originally written c. 1370 in Italian, and it is usually known in English as The Dialogue of Divine Providence. It presents us with a dialogue between a soul rising to God and God himself....
Dates:
15th century