The Dialogue of Divine Providence

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The Dialogue of Divine Providence is a seminal 14th-century mystical and theological treatise by Catherine of Siena, presented as a series of revelations in which God instructs the soul on virtue, suffering, and the path to spiritual perfection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian devotional work
mystical treatise
religious text
theological treatise
associatedOrder Third Order of Saint Dominic
surface form: Dominican Third Order
associatedSaint Catherine of Siena
author Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena
surface form: Saint Catherine of Siena
canonicalStatus important work of Catholic spirituality
centuryOfComposition 14th century
countryOfOrigin Italy
doctrinalEmphasis conformity to Christ crucified
importance of the Church and the sacraments
sanctification through charity
focus God’s mercy and justice
moral and spiritual instruction
redemptive value of suffering
the path to holiness
form dialogue
hasForm prose
influenced Catholic spiritual direction literature
later Christian mystics
literaryGenre mystical theology
spiritual treatise
mainAddressee the soul
mainSpeaker God
narrativeForm revelations
originalLanguage Italian
period Late Middle Ages
recognizedBy Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
relatedWork Letters of Catherine of Siena
Prayers of Catherine of Siena
religiousTradition Christian mysticism
Roman Catholicism
setting imagined dialogue between God and the soul
theme charity
divine providence
humility
love of God
obedience
spiritual perfection
suffering
the soul’s union with God
virtue
theologicalOrientation Scholastic-influenced mysticism
usedIn Catholic spiritual formation
theological study of mysticism

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Catherine of Siena notableWork The Dialogue of Divine Providence
Letters relatedWork The Dialogue of Divine Providence