Saint Catherine

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Saint Catherine is a revered Christian martyr and saint, traditionally venerated as a learned and courageous defender of the faith and patron of philosophers and scholars.

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr
legendary Christian figure
allegedDeathDate early 4th century
associatedWith Mount Sinai NERFINISHED
attribute book
crown
palm of martyrdom
sword
wheel
birthPlace Alexandria NERFINISHED
Roman Egypt NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus pre-congregation
commemoratedIn Byzantine liturgical calendar NERFINISHED
Roman Martyrology NERFINISHED
cultCenter Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai NERFINISHED
deathCause martyrdom
deathPlace Alexandria NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
education classically educated
feastDay 25 November
honorificPrefix Saint
iconographicTheme Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine NERFINISHED
influenced devotion to learned female saints
medieval Christian mysticism
legend broken wheel miracle
legendaryEra reign of Emperor Maxentius
mannerOfDeath execution
miracle shattering of torture wheel
notableFor converting pagan philosophers to Christianity
courage in facing martyrdom
defending Christianity in learned debates
opponent Emperor Maxentius NERFINISHED
patronage Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai NERFINISHED
libraries
millers
nurses
philosophers
philosophy faculties
scholars
spinsters
students
wheelwrights
young women
religion Christianity
status Great Martyr in Eastern Christianity
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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