Saint Catherine of Bologna Minibook

Title: Saint Catherine of BolognaAuthors: Bob and Penny LordPublisher: Journeys of FaithFormat: Printed minibook32 Pages Life of Saint Catherine of BolognaVisionary, Mystic, Role Model for Abbesses, Incorrupt Body Saint Catherine of Bologna was born Catherine de Virgi in Bologna, Italy on Our Lady’s Birthday, September the 8th, 1413. Her father, Giovanni de Virgi, was a member of the nobility of Ferrara, 1 as well as a highly-respected lawyer and lecturer at the famous University of Bologna. 2 He married Benvenuta Mammolini who was also of a noble family of Bologna.Catherine was blessed to come from a very pious mother who devoted herself to her precious child from the moment she was born. Catherine was always obedient and very sweetnatured, unlike many of her class who had a tendency to be proud and haughty. She possessed wisdom beyond her years, and maybe because of her mother’s influence, applied it to the enrichment of her spiritual life, spending as much time as she possibly co