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St. Catherine was born in Florence in 1522. Her baptismal name was Alexandrina, but she took the name of Catherine upon entering religion. From her earliest infancy she manifested a great love of prayer, and in her sixth year, her father placed her in the convent of Monticelli in Florence, where her aunt, Louisa de Ricci, was a nun. After a brief return home, she entered the convent of the Dominican nuns at Prat in Tuscany, in her fourteenth ... Continue Reading

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  1. Betty
    3 months ago

    Dear St. Catherine de' Ricci, I pray for all people with all kinds of pains world wide, including myself. And in a special purpose, I pray for my mother and the best friend so that they get healed and live longer and healthful. Amen.

  2. Mona
    3 months ago

    PLEASE PRAY FOR JACOB THAT HE FINDS PEACE AND THE RIGHT PATH, FOR HIS MOTHER THAT THE DOCTORS CAN HELP SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF HER DISEASE AND FOR ALL CANCER PATIENTS THAT WE DEAL WITH OUR DISEASE WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY. THANK YOU.

  3. Linda
    3 months ago

    Saint Catherine pray for all those who need God in their lives. I pray for help today to become a better Catholic person.

  4. Joseph Mathew
    3 months ago

    St. Catherine de Ricci, Please continue to pray for me, to grow in faith and resist the temptations of the world in a worthy manner.

  5. christopher
    3 months ago

    St.Catherine de Ricci please pray for me and my family
    God Bless us all
    Amen

  6. BC Ford
    1 year ago

    St. Catherine de Ricci, pray for us!

  7. Bro Don Tesmer
    1 year ago

    Can you please tell me why you have Feb. 13 th and Feb. 4th for her feast day?

  8. Zak
    1 year ago

    I love reading about our Holy saints!! It makes me thank God even more for being born a Catholic. Thank you Jesus for the lovely holy people!

  9. here iam
    1 year ago

    pray for us st cathrine

  10. Joseph Mathew
    1 year ago

    Dear St. Catherine de Ricci, Please pray for me, unworthy sinner, to desist from committing any offence that may increase the passion of Jesus. Thank you.

  11. David
    1 year ago

    kene ifedi, no she is not the same person as Bl. Anne Catherine if that was what you were asking by your question.

  12. Eustace
    1 year ago

    St catherine, you autobiography is very touching, please pray for me that i also become prayerful as you were,lead me to the fruits of fasting and prayer for a noble cause. pray that i understand the written treasures of the Holy Bible in what it teaches, i realise its a journey but i feel with your guide i will manage,i ask all this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

  13. Eustace
    1 year ago

    St catherine, you autobiography is very touching, please pray for me that i also become prayerful as you were,lead me to the fruits of fasting and prayer for a noble cause. pray that i understand the written treasures of the Holy Bible in what it teaches, i realise its a journey but i feel with your guide i will manage,i ask all this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

  14. alice
    1 year ago

    I love to read about all theSaints

  15. christie
    1 year ago

    St.Catherine de Ricci, I am delighted to know you through this website. What a splendid, marvellous and holy life you have led. Now with the coming of Ash Wednesday and Lent give us a holy devotion to Christ's Passion, suffering and death. Dear St. Catherine de Ricci grant us the desire to pray often and to grow in love of Christ. In true gratitude to Christ help us to transform and change from being self-righteous, selfish individuals to being Christ-centred. Amen

  16. sheena
    1 year ago

    if she was alive what would you think will she say?

  17. Anon
    1 year ago

    To Kathy: you could pray to Rose Prince, an American servant of God. As well - if you wanted. She suffered a lot with back pain. She was a teacher.

  18. George (Sydney-Australia)
    2 years ago

    Jesus's life-saving, compulsory, Eternal-life-teaching to ALL of the sick, fading World:

    HE MUST INCREASE-WE MUST DECREASE!!!

    And too, be like beautiful Saint Catherine de Ricci-with Him in Heaven.

    A fascinating, inspirational, incorrupt, supernatural gift from GOD. THANK YOU.

  19. kene ifedi
    2 years ago

    is she the same as st Anne Catherine Emmerich the author of the dolorous passion of our Lord Jesus Christ? i love that book

  20. kathy picardi
    2 years ago

    I am very interested in learning more of St catherine de Riccis"s prayers? And any novenas I can make to her for help againt abusiive relaionships. I have endure 8 spine surgeries in 11 years and live in constant back pain and sciatic nerve pain sshooting down both legs, Please I am having a difficult times locatime her prayers.Thank you so much four time , Sincerely, kathy Picardi


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